Round Box Brooch, 1000–1100, Made in Gotland, Sweden, Viking, Copper alloy, cast, selectively applied silver foil (OA XRD) ..., Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 in. (6 x 2.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Women on the Scandinavian island of Gotland wore box brooches to secure their shawls at the collarbone; the brooches doubled as a container to hold small objects. This example is decorated with tiny beasts, which inhabit the interlace patterns on the top and sides
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Round Box Brooch, 1000–1100, Gotland, Sweden, Viking, Copper alloy, cast, selectively applied silver foil, OA XRD, .., Overall, 2 3/8 x 1, 6 2.5 cm, Metalwork-Copper, Women, Scandinavian island, Gotland wore box, brooches, secure, shawls, collarbone, brooches doubled, container, hold small, objects, example, decorated, tiny beasts, inhabit, interlace patterns, top, sides
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