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Historical Archive: Documented but Unposted Merovingian and Anglo-Saxon Pendants

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Bound Pendants


agate bead set in gold as a bound pendant, unknown provenance (Anglo-Saxon?), BM, AF 519

Andernach Kirchenberg grave 45: crystal in silver, RLM 2470

Andernach Kirchenberg no context: crystal in copper alloy, Ashmolean 1909.761

Arcy-Sainte-Restitue grave 3047: iron ore in silver, MAN 36301

Artres unnumbered grave: crystal in gold, BM Franks Bequest, M&LA, AF 518

Bad Breisig-Niederbreisig no context: iron ore formerly bound, Met 17.193.60

Bargen grave 43: iron ore in fragmentary copper alloy, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Bar 309

Bonn no context: crystal in copper alloy or silver, RLM 15739

Burwell no context: crystal in copper alloy, CMAA, Z 11493

Caranda grave 1056: iron ore in silver, early 6th c, MAN 362992

Chassemy grave 73: iron ore in silver and crystal in copper alloy or silver, 1st third of 6th c., MAN

Chelles (Oise) grave 164: crystal in silver, MAN, 28386

Cherry Hinton no context: crystal in copper alloy, CMAA, 1953.124

Chessell Down grave 40: crystal in silver, 2nd half of 6th c., BM 1867,0729.2

Dagersheim grave from 1897: crystal in silver, WLM 10972.3

Dettingen a.d. Erms no context: crystal eagle intaglio in copper alloy, WLM Dettingen/E 29/154

Faversham II no context: crystal in silver, BM 1147.’70

Frénouville grave 603: crystal in copper alloy, mid 6th c., Musée de Normandie de Caen, 72.9.264

Friedberg grave 8: fossil echinoid in silver, Darmstadt, Hessisches Landesmuseum, Friedberg II.B.40

Giberville grave 102B: dark crystal in silver, 2nd half of 6th c., Musée de Normandie de Caen, 79.4.181

Graben-Neudorf no context: iron ore formerly bound, c.480-510, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe Gra 1-29

Heidenheim-Großkuchen grave 3: iron ore in silver, 1st third of 6th c., WLM, F80, 3

Hemmingen grave 14: lower part of a crystal club formerly in iron, c.480-510, WLM F 67/11

Hemmingen grave 51 (7): iron ore formerly bound, c.480-510, WLM F 67/46

Iversheim grave 53: translucent green glass in copper alloy, c.640-70, RLM

Kempston no context: crystal in copper alloy, BM 91.6-24.39

Köln Müngersdorf grave 127: dark crystal in silver, c.555-70, RGM 57,101

Köln St-Severin grave V, 217: iron ore in silver, 1st third of 6th c., RGM, 29, 665

Littlebourne I Howletts grave 21 (association doubtful): crystal in silver, BM 1936,0511.78

Little Wilbraham grave 3: fragmentary metal formerly binding oak gall, CMAA, 1927.1822

Maastricht, cemetery: iron ore in ?iron, City of Maastricht

Mössingen, crystal in silver, WLM, F71 161

Mülhofen “Auf’m Rötchen”, no context: dark green glass playing piece in copper alloy, RLM 38,357

Neresheim grave 143: hexagonal crystal termination in silver, WLM, F 79, 206

Pleidelsheim grave 94: copper alloy ball in copper alloy, c.480-510, WLM, F 71/82

Pleidelsheim grave 128: dark crystal in silver, c.555-80, WLM, F71/111

Rheinkamp-Eick grave 46: dark crystal formerly in silver, c.555-70, RLM 57, 1137

Rheinkamp-Eick grave 137: whitish grainy stone in copper alloy, c.610-40, RLM 59, 520, 06 f

Rheinkamp-Eick. grave 139: dark grainy stone in metal, c.585-640, RLM 59, 522, 02

Rhenen Donderberg grave 79: crystal in silver, 2nd third of 6th c., Leiden Rh 79 D

Riedstadt-Leeheim grave 19: whitish quartz pebble in copper alloy, Darmstadt, Hessisches Landesmuseum 1973: 28,7 c

Rödingen grave 102, crystal in 1977 silver mount, and fragmentary original, c.520/30-600, RLM, 50.520

Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay grave 62: iron ore in copper alloy, 1st quarter of 6th c., Caen, Musée de Normandie, D 87.9.62.1

Schretzheim grave 598: iron ore in copper alloy, c.650/60-680, Dillingen, Stadt- u. Hochstiftmuseum, 10130

Tannheim no context, crystal in copper alloy (copy of lost original), WLM, A 361

Trivières grave 472: crystal in silver, Musée royal de Mariemont, X.893

Vicq no context: dark crystal in silver, top remade, MAN 83673

Xanten St. Viktor grave 89: ivory in copper alloy, RLM Fundnr. X744-X1482

Unknown provenance: hexagonal crystal termination in silver, RGM, D137

Unknown provenance: fragmented iron ore in silver, RGM, D355

Unknown provenance: heavily flawed crystal in silver (17th c?), RGM, D557

Unknown provenance: agate bead in gold, BM, AF 519

Unknown provenance: crystal in gold, BM, AF 517

Unknown provenance: iron ore in silver, MAN 36298

Unknown provenance: iron ore in copper alloy, MAN Diergardt 70534


Other Pendants

Hercules club from Schretzheim, Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum Dillingen 1645

antler rings from Schretzheim, Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum Dillingen

pierced teeth and claw from Schretzheim, Stadt- und Hochstiftmuseum Dillingen

cowrie shell on suspension loop, RGM D708

pierced claw from Basel-Gotterbarmweg grave 6, HMB 1915.65

conch shell on suspension loop from Basel-Kleinhüningen grave 126, HMB 1934.250

conch shell on suspension loop from Basel-Gotterbarmweg grave 6, HMB 1915.75