A filigree gold button set with a cabochon garnet.
Anglo-Saxon, 7th century AD.
Measures 1.9 x 0.5cm.
Weighs 1.69 grams.
Pendants displaying similar techniques can be found in the Metropolitan museum of art, New York, accession numbers. 1987.90.3 and 1987.90.2.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466159
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466158
Further examples can be found in the collection of the British Museum and on the Portable Antiquities database:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=saxon&keyword=gold&keyword=garnet&material=gold&image=true&view=grid&sort=object_name__asc&page=1
https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/q/saxon+gold+garnet/page/1
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