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Shoulder clasps from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century. Shoulder-clasps made in two halves, hinged and fastened by a strong pin. The decoration on each half is nearly identical - four panels with geometric stepped cell-work within borders of sinuous animal ornament, executed in garnet cloisonné, chequerboard millefiori and opaque blue glass. The four curved ends show two entwined boars made with some of the largest garnets known in Anglo-Saxon England. Their strong shoulders are picked out in large slabs of millefiori, their tusks in blue glass and their spiky crests and curly tails in deliberately small garnets. The boar, a symbol of ferocity, strength and courage, may be a reminder of the king's qualities as a warrior. It is also used as a protective device in early Anglo-Saxon England. The shoulder clasps are based on Roman prototypes that were fashionable several centuries before the rise of the East Anglian Kingdom in the late sixth century.
M AND ME, 1939,10-10,4;M AND ME, 1939,10-10,5

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART201066

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 1600px × 1163px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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