Merovingian filigree brooch and gold bracteate

Neues Museum

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A museum display featuring several artifacts, with a central focus on two small, precious pieces of Merovingian jewelry (items 3 and 4). Item 3 is a round filigree disc-brooch, appearing to be silver with gold detailing and possibly a central blue glass or enamel element. Below it, Item 4 is a small, round gold bracteate with a stamped pattern. The background image also shows the collection of larger, dark-patinated bronze openwork discs and mounts (Item 1) from the same period, fixed to the wall. According to the labels, the filigree brooch is made of silver and gold, dating to the late 6th/early 7th Century AD, found in Caulaincourt, France. The gold bracteate dates to the mid-6th Century AD and was found in Berlin-Britz, Germany.

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Display of a Merovingian filigree disc-brooch and gold bracteate from the 6th and 7th centuries AD

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