An Early Medieval polychrome-enamelled brooch from Flaxengate, Lincoln: Continental fashions in an Anglo-Scandinavian town

<p style="text-align:justify;"> THIS SHORT CONTRIBUTION discusses an early medieval copper-alloy disc with polychrome enamel from Lincoln (England), held by ‘The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire’, and identified as a brooch dated to the 10th century and of probable con...

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Những tác giả chính: Ten Harkel, A, Weetch, R, Sainsbury, V
Định dạng: Journal article
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Taylor and Francis 2016
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Tóm tắt:<p style="text-align:justify;"> THIS SHORT CONTRIBUTION discusses an early medieval copper-alloy disc with polychrome enamel from Lincoln (England), held by ‘The Collection: Art and Archaeology in Lincolnshire’, and identified as a brooch dated to the 10th century and of probable continental manufacture. Only four brooches of this type are currently known, three of which were found in England, with a fourth from France. Following discussion of its stylistic characteristics and metallurgical composition, we discuss the implications of the Lincoln find for the understanding of the relationship between the area of the Danelaw and the Continent, highlighting a growing body of evidence for the popularity of continental ‘fashions’ in areas of Scandinavian settlement. </p>