© Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
Pendant
Artist: Anglo-Saxon
Location: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 7th Century
Materials: gold & garnet
Dimensions: 1.4 x 1.2cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £275 (Total: £1,100)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 5803 (2006)
Provenance:
Discovered in 2004 by a metal detector user in Hammerwich, Staffordshire, and declared Treasure in 2005.
Description:
This gold necklace pendant inlaid with a square-cut garnet was found in Staffordshire. The style became fashionable in the 7th century although the shape and cut are unusual: generally such pendants contain cabochon or facetted stones in a variety of shapes in which irregular ovals predominate. It is a beautiful and expertly made jewel and may originally have been strung with other pendants on a high status necklace.
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