The British Museum Cabinet E; 'Runes and Writing'. Photographs courtesy of Lindsay Kerr. Two radiate-headed brooches of gilded silver with garnet. Merovingian (South German type) 6thC. One has an inscribed runic inscription on the back which is not easily readable, but may include a personal name. The other brooch is an inferior copy, possibly by an apprentice, and is not inscribed. Medieval Jewelry, Ancient Jewelry, Merovingian, Late Middle Ages, Vitreous Enamel, Military Equipment, Dark Ages, British Museum, Carnelian

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The British Museum Cabinet E; 'Runes and Writing'. Photographs courtesy of Lindsay Kerr. Two radiate-headed brooches of gilded silver with garnet. Merovingian (South German type) 6thC. One has an inscribed runic inscription on the back which is not easily readable, but may include a personal name. The other brooch is an inferior copy, possibly by an apprentice, and is not inscribed.

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