Fuller Brooch [SEP] collection
Fuller Brooch
The Fuller Brooch is an Anglo-Saxon silver and niello brooch dated to the late 9th century, which is now in the British Museum, where it is normally on display in Room 41. The elegance of the engraved decoration depicting the Five Senses, highlighted by being filled with niello, makes it one of the most highly regarded pieces of Anglo-Saxon art.
Description.
The brooch is a large disc made of hammered sheet silver inlaid with black niello and with a diameter of . Its centre
eighth century, evolve into the strip brooch. Miscellaneous brooches during this time period include the bird, the ottonian, the recntangle and the cross motif. The best-known examples of Anglo-Saxon brooches are the Sutton brooch, the Sarre brooch, the Fuller Brooch, the Strickland Brooch, the Kingston Brooch and the silver brooches of the Pentney Hoard.
Early Anglo-Saxon brooches.
Early Anglo-Saxon brooches Long brooches.
Long brooches, also known as bow brooches, originated from Roman Iron Age bow-