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... that the 8th-century Lichfield Angel(reconstruction pictured) was originally decorated with brightly coloured pigments? Source: "it was made at the end of the eighth century" from page 17 of: Wilcox, Dr Pete (2011). The Gold, the Angel and the Gospel Book. Wenlock, Shropshire: RJL Smith & Associates.
ISBN978-0-9558887-7-9.There is a description of the pigments used (and a reconstruction of how they would have looked) in Geary, Angela; Howe, Emily (September 2009).
"Three‐dimensional documentation and virtual restoration of the Lichfield Angel". Journal of the Institute of Conservation. 32 (2): 165–179.
doi:
10.1080/19455220903059875.
ISSN1945-5224.
Comment: There are photos of the actual piece in the article but in one the fragments are separated and the other is through a display case so not as clear
mostly fine (dating, length, sourcing etc), but would go with its discovery as a more interesting hook. The lead image is exceptional, to promoting admin please bump, and great to see this here.
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