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Category: This. Is. Treasure.

Dorestad Brooch

March 25, 2023

The Dorestad Brooch. c. 800 C.E. Carolingian. Gold, garnet, glass, enamel, and pearls.

Found at the bottom of a well in the Netherlands in 1969!

On display at Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

photo of the Necklace of Troy

Original Twitter post by @AlisonFisk

Necklace of Troy

March 18, 2023

Gold necklace with bulls’ heads and acorns, from Troy (Hellenistic period, 3rd century B.C.E.), Athens. National Archaeological Museum.

photo of the Necklace of Troy

Original Twitter post by @ArysPan