Open-Ring Brooch, early 800s, Made in Galway, Ireland, Pictish or Irish, Silver, cast and partially gilded; amber cabochons, Overall: 2 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (5.2 x 9.3 x 1.8 x 9.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, This silver penannular brooch—a type that was widespread in the British Isles during the Early Christian period—was discovered in June 1854 in a field near Galway, Ireland. Each terminal is decorated with three stylized masks in the form of birds' or bats' heads, enframing a centrally mounted polished amber
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Open-Ring Brooch, early 800s, Galway, Ireland, Pictish, Irish, Silver, cast, partially gilded, amber cabochons, Overall, 2 1/16 x 3 11/16 3/4, 5.2 9.3 1.8 9.5 cm, Metalwork-Silver, silver, penannular, brooch—, type, widespread, British Isles, Early Christian, period—, discovered, June 1854, field, terminal, decorated, three stylized, masks, form, birds, bats, heads, enframing, centrally mounted, polished, amber
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