Brooch

Oval gilded silver brooch. Decorated with west European, Carolingian floral decoration in the form of a branched tree of life. The trunk is niello and the branches are filigree. The brooch was originally a strap mounting which was apparently reworked in Scandinavia. Grave find, Birka, Bj 543, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.

Image rights: Myrin, Ola/SHM (Creative Commons Erkännande 4.0 Internationell Publik Licens)
Object number: 558036_HST


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