Quoit brooch

<p>The quoit brooch is a type of <a href="/facts/Anglo-Saxon_brooch/mK6TXEoW">Anglo-Saxon brooch</a> found from the 5th century and later during the <a href="/facts/Anglo-Saxon_settlement_of_Britain/gCVMx2eP">Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain</a> that has given its name to the Quoit Brooch Style to embrace all types of <a href="/facts/Anglo-Saxon_art/doQy9VG7">Anglo-Saxon metalwork</a> in the decorative style typical of the finest brooches.  The brooches take their modern name from the rings thrown in the game of <a href="/facts/Quoits/NgoA2EQc">quoits</a>, and have the form of a broad ring, or circle with an empty centre, usually in bronze or silver (sometimes inlaid with silver or gold respectively), and often highly decorated. The forms are in a very low <a href="/facts/Relief/quWLJGKo">relief</a>, so contrasting with other early Anglo-Saxon styles, with detail added by shallow engraving or punching within the main shapes. Dots or dashes are often used to represent fur on the animal forms, as well as lines emphasizing parts of the body.  They are fixed with a single, straight hinged pin like those of other Anglo-Saxon ring or <a href="/facts/Celtic_brooch/YLQlf6Yf">Celtic brooches</a> and are further defined by the presence of a slot and pin-stops on the ring.
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Quoit brooch