Bird-Shaped Brooch, 500–550, Made in Kent, England, Anglo-Saxon, Silver with gilding and garnets; no spring/pin extant, Overall: 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in. (1.7 x 3.1 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Artistic traditions that developed at Kent spread through the export of objects. These two brooches were found in France. Their affinity with objects from Kent suggests that they were exports or copies of exports
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Bird-Shaped Brooch, 500–550, Kent, England, Anglo-Saxon, Silver, gilding, garnets, no spring/pin extant, Overall, 11/16 x 1 1/4 5/16, 1.7 3.1 0.8 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Artistic traditions, developed, Kent spread, export, objects, two brooches, France, affinity, exports, copies
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