Cultures/periods:
Viking
Production date:
9thC
Found/Acquired:
Europe: Scandinavia: Norway: Akershus (county): Ullensaker: Gislevoll
Materials:
copper alloy
Technique:
cast; applied
Copper alloy oval brooch; two-piece construction; domed upper shell; nine applied bosses; openwork decoration in the form of a beast-catcher and lattice-framed bird motifs; antique repair; imprints of textiles used in the casting process on the reverse.