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Historical Archive: Animal Interlace sixth to twenty-first century animal interlacee saucer brooch fr. Mitcham, gilt copper alloy, Insular 6th c., MoL A19891 bird fibula w. mask, snake, bronze, 6th c., Lejre LEOPX58 pierced disk with head of Christ from Limons, gold and garnets, 6th-7th c. Continental, CdM conical brooch with snakes, bronze, 6th-7th c., OHM C230 great square-headed brooch, early 6th c. Anglo-Saxon, copper alloy/gilt/enamel/iron, Morgan 2012.2:68 cruciform brooch, copper alloy/gilt/silver/iron, c.500-550 Anglo-Saxo, Morgan 2012.2:72. For detail see Morgan. disk brooch, copper alloy, c.500-550, Morgan 2012.2:75 Sutton Hoo shoulder clasps, c.560-610, BM 1939,1010.4/4a/5/5a. For oblique and scale views see BM. disk with interlace from Bottisham, ?Six Mile Bottom, gilt bronze with shell and red glass, 7th c. Insular, CMAA 1886.32 arm band from Zamárdi grave 517, silver, 7th c. Continental, Kaposvár. For contiguous images see this grave's page. finger ring from Zamárdi grave 517, silver, 7th c. Continental, Kaposvár. For contiguous images see this grave's page. strap end from Zamárdi grave 517, obverse, sliver, 7th c. Continental, Kaposvár. For another view see this grave's page. bird fibula, bronze? 7th c., Lejre plate brooch w. animal interlace, 7th c., Lejre animal interlace roundels fr. sword, bronze, 7th c., Reims MSR silver/gilt pendant, early 7th c. Avar, Morgan 2012.2:80 Sutton Hoo purse lid, gold/garnet/glass, Insular early 7th c., BM 1939,1010.2.a-l, which has its own page Sutton Hoo Great Gold Buckle, Insular early 7th c., BM 1939,1010.1, which has its own page Burgundian buckle, iron/silver/brass, c.650-700, Morgan 2012.2:56 Hunterston Brooch, gold/silver/amber c.700, NMS X.FC 8, which has its own page Durham Casssiodorus, 8th c. Insular, Durham Cathedral Library MS B. II. 30 (Not available in higher resolution) disc-on-bow fibula, brass/gilt/lead/iron/tin, 8th c., OHM T41, which has its own page with more interlace animal interlace plaque converted to a brooch, bronze/gilt, fr. Billingstad, Akershus, 8th c., OHM C29928 bronze fitting with animal interlace fr. Åker, Akershus, 8th c., OHM C16021 Oseberg cart, 8th-early 9th c. Continental, OsloVSM, which has its own pages Coppergate helmet, iron and copper alloy, 2nd half of 8th c. Insular, York Castle Museum CA 665. For other views see York. Altheus Reliquary 772-814 Continental, base detail, Diocesan Museum Sion. This work has its own page. silver ring: animal interlace, England c.775-850, V&A 628-1871. For profile see V&A. Tortoise brooch fr. Jaren, Buskerud, bronze/silver, 9th c., OHM C22120. For another view see OHM. cross fragment, front, limestone, 9th c. Insular, Croft on Tees, St Peter's Church. For other views see Croft. Tortoise brooches fr. Oslo, bronze/gilt, 9th-10th c.? OHM C2222. For frontal view see OHM. animal interlace plaque, 9th-12th c. Russia (Kievan Rus), MSHM Oseberg ship, oak with iron, c.820 Continental, OsloVSM, which has its own pages Oseberg animal-head post, wood, c.834 Continental, OsloVSM, which has its own pages Oseberg sledge, wood with metal, c.834 Continental, OsloVSM, which has its own pages Oseberg, stem part of ship, c.834 Continental, OsloVSM, which has its own pages plaque from reliquary, bronze gilt, c.895-900, Lejre LEOPX11 trefoil brooch, bronze, 10th c., OHM C4730 dragon medallion fr. Skeimo, Augst-Agder, bronze/gilt, 10th c., OHM C3923 ainmal interlace mount, gilt copper alloy, Insular 10th-11th c., MoL A10394 bossed penannular brooch from Penrith hoard, silver, early 10th c. Insular, from Fluskew Pike, Newbiggin, Cumbria, Eng., BM MME 1991,0109.5 ear pick w. animal interlace, bronze? c.950, Lejre wolves? drinking horns with silver fittings, c.950-1000, Black Grave burial mound in Chernihiv, MSHM, which have their own page Jelling Stone c.965-70 Continental, which has its own page stirrup mount, copper alloy, Insular 11th c., MoL 90.179/2 Urnes style animal interlace fibula, silver, 11th-12th c.?, Leijre LEOPX106 gravestone fr. St Paul's, limestone, Insular early 11th c., MoL 4075, which has its own page bell shrine, 12th c., BM 1854,0714.6.B; full at British Museum Lisbjerg Altar frontal/retable/arch c.1135-50 Continental, gilded copper, NMD D287. This work has its own page. Gol stave church west portal, 1157-1216, Oslo NMCH, which has its own page wooden chair from Blakar farm, Lom, Oppland, 13th c., OHM C1629. For other views see OHM. portal jambs, door fr. Ulvik stave church, Hardanger, pine w. iron (lock plate later), c.1200, Bergen MA 38 a-c. For other views see Bergen. modern Viking ship, 2010-13, which has its own page