IMC 2005: Sessions
Session 604: The Art of the Early Medieval Goldsmith, II
Tuesday 12 July 2005, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | The Historical Metallurgy Society |
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| Organisers: | Barbara Armbruster, Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés (TRACES - UMR 5608), Université de Toulouse le Mirail Niamh Whitfield, Independent Scholar, London |
| Moderator/Chair: | Alicia Perea, Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto de Historia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid |
| Paper 604-a | Technological Aspects of the Viking-Age Gold Treasure from Hiddensee, Germany (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Technology |
| Paper 604-b | The Role of Rivets in Anglo-Saxon Precious Metalwork (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Technology |
| Paper 604-c | Interpreting Early Anglo-Saxon Metalwork in the Light of Recent Finds (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Art History - Decorative Arts, Technology |
| Abstract | This second session will be devoted to goldsmithing traditions of Viking-age Sacndinavia and Anglo-Saxon England. Barbara Armbruster will discuss Viking-age gold manufacturing techniques, especially the tools and techniques used in pressed sheet, filigree and granulation. Micahel Pinder will discuss the practical reasons which led Anglo-Saxon smiths to use rivets to join components and will also consider the decorative use of rivets in their work. Angela Evans will look at a new series of finds, made principally since the introduction of the Treasure Act (1997), and discuss how their distribution, particulalry on the periphery of the key Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, suggests a broader spread of material wealth than has previously been assumed. |