Filigree gold button set with a cabochon garnet, 7th century A

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