A bracteate (from the Latin bractea, a thin piece of metal) is a flat, thin, single-sided gold medal worn as jewelry that was produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration …

Feb 16, 2023 · A product of the highly fragmented political and economic world of central, eastern, and northern Europe during the early 12th century, bracteates are one of the more interesting …

bracteate, thin, gold, disk-shaped pendant peculiar to early Scandinavian civilizations. Bracteates were produced by first carving the design in relief on some resistant material, such as bronze …

Dec 27, 2016 · A Bracteate (from the Latin bractea, a thin piece of metal) is a thin single-sided gold medal with a stamped or repoussé decoration based on ancient Roman and Byzantine …

In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from …

May 8, 2021 · Seven gold pendants, known as bracteates, have been discovered in south-east Norway. Archaeologists say it's an “incredibly rare” votive hoard, unlike anything seen in about …

The Tjurkö Bracteates, listed by Rundata as DR BR75 and DR BR76, are two bracteates (medals or amulets) found on Tjurkö, Eastern Hundred, Blekinge, Sweden, bearing Elder Futhark runic …

A Bracteate is a thin metal pendant disc, typically made of gold and with a stamped or repoussé decoration based on ancient Roman and Byzantine coins. The pendant is usually surmounted …

The meaning of BRACT is a leaf from the axil of which a flower or floral axis arises.

Jan 2, 2025 · bracteate (comparative more bracteate, superlative most bracteate) (botany) Having bracts. Made of thin, beaten metal (of coins, ornaments etc. with a hollow underside).