"In 2023, two metal detectorists discovered an assemblage of five Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet jewels on a hillside near Donington on Bain in Lincolnshire, UK. Dating to the 7th century, they were found dispersed over a radius of 20-30 feet in plough soil, indicating they had recently been churned up by deep cultivation. The assemblage is the largest group of gold and garnet jewelry known from Lincolnshire."
"The largest jewel in the grouping is a D-shaped pendant with an inset garnet decorated with gold bands and panels of gold wire filigree. It has damage in the upper right corner that is so finely wrought it was unlikely to have been caused by agricultural activity. It's more likely that it was done with tools, either during the setting of the garnet or before burial."
In 2023 two metal detectorists discovered five Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet jewels near Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire. The objects date to the 7th century and were dispersed over a 20–30 foot radius in plough soil, indicating recent churn from deep cultivation. The assemblage is the largest group of gold and garnet jewellery known from Lincolnshire. Items include a D-shaped pendant with an inset garnet and fine tool-like damage; a star-shaped disc pendant with a central garnet and twisted filigree ropes; a circular pendant with beaded filigree and a missing central stone; a small sheet-gold pendant with a central red gemstone and a crack; and a domed gold boss with garnet cloisonné cells that may represent a converted brooch dome and the first crown-arches style recorded in Lincolnshire. Pendants with large garnet settings were components of elaborate necklaces.
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