Item 1228: Lunar-Stellate Earing Fragment | ||
Date | 8th-9th century | ![]() |
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Material | Brittle white metal alloy | |
Description | A large, cast lunar-stellate earing with missing ring. Crescent comes to a point with three raised dots in the upper centre, decorated with a raised dot in circle centered with horns of crescent either side and smaller raised dots along inner edge. The star has three points, on either side each with three raised dots and underneath with six raised dots. Decorated with central dot in circle and lines radiating out. Reconstruction from fragment. | |
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