Round brooch

Round silver brooch depicting the bible scene and the Paradise metaphor with deer drinking from the well of life and thirsting after 'the living God'. The deer, of which there are four on this brooch, are surrounded by four beasts of prey looking at the scene with raised necks and staring eyes. Stray find, Väsby Storgården, Skä Parish, Uppland.

Image rights: Ola Myrin, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0