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2023
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Crystal maze: a twisty-turny journey through the history of an unusual early medieval jar
The Galloway Hoard, dating to c. AD 900, was found by metal detectorists in 2014 in Southwest Scotland. It is made up of a large number of Viking age arm rings and ingots, as well as many Anglo-Saxon objects. The majority of the Anglo-Saxon artefacts were contained within a lidded...Davis, Mary ; Goldberg, Martin
Galloway Hoard, Early Medieval Scotland, Anglo-Saxon artefacts , carved rock crystal jar, and gold sheet, wire and filigree decoration
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2023
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Connecting organic and inorganic materials in the Viking-Age Galloway Hoard
Research into hoards has often focused on metal objects and while the Galloway Hoard contains over 5kg of silver, and more gold objects than any extant hoard surviving from Viking-Age Britain and Ireland, it is the other materials that make it outstanding. Wood, leather, and textile (silk, linen and wool)...Goldberg, Martin
Early Medieval Scotland, Wood, Galloway Hoard, glass, rock crystal and mineral elements , wrapping, leather, textiles, and bundling
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2023
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A moment in time: Cloth culture of an early medieval hoard buried in Galloway, Scotland, 900 CE
Cloth culture provides the framework to recognise the cultural significance of an assemblage of textiles and leather in a particular time and place. This paper examines the cloth culture of the textiles, skin products and braids that wrap and connect an assemblage of metal and precious objects that form the...Makin, Alexandra ; Harris, Susanna
Galloway Hoard, Cloth Culture, textile and leather assemblages, Early Medieval Scotland, and braids
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2023
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Gold and silk embroidered braid, 900 CE Scotland
In 2014 metal detectorists in southwest Scotland discovered a Viking Age hoard of metals and other precious materials, including rare, preserved textiles, and silk braid with unusual gold embroidery. The braid is part of a textile-wrapped bundle containing three gold filigree socketed mounts and a black stone pendant with gold...