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1884.79.22

Silver annular brooch

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1884.79.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Silver annular brooch
Long description
Silver annular brooch with decoration; half of the ring has a twisted pattern and the other has incised and oxidised parallel lines. The pin is hooked onto the main ring of the brooch and is decorated at the hinge. [CG [Excav. PR] 10/09/2013]
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
"Ireland": ie Ireland or Northern Ireland (UK)
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874 Archaeological period: Medieval
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Process Stamped, Process Incised, Process Decorated, Process Cast, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 24 mm, Thick: max 3 mm, Weight 4 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.79.22 PR no.: 152/ 1648
Research and responses

Related Documents File - RDF contains notes found in a drawer with museum specimens in January 1991. They seem to be notes made by ES Thomas when cataloguing this section of the Pitt Rivers Collection. [The notes cover all objects in the 1884.79. section] [LM]

Search terms: Ornament, Brooch

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