Circular box brooch, solar cross, solar disc

European Museums, The British Museum

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Solar disc circular brooch, Gotlandic fashion, worn on the chest to fasten a cloak or shawl.

Scandinavia. Women wore both types at the shoulders, with strings of glass beads. The circular box brooch was another Gotlandic fashion, worn on the chest to fasten a cloak or shawl.

A.D. 800s - 1000s. All from Gotland, Sweden, purchased with a contribution from The Art Fund. Kopparsvik, 1921,1101.86; Vallstena, 1921,1101.98; 1921,1101.53 and 55; Boge, 1921,1101.284

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Solar disc circular brooch, Gotlandic fashion, worn on the chest to fasten a cloak or shawl

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Source:  London, United Kingdom