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Brooch

Description

Pair of bronze tortoise brooches, one with iron pin inside, the other lacking pin, with pin fragment with remains of two cloth loops, from a grave of a woman and infant, Westness, Orkney

Museum reference

X.IL 729

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Brooch

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze; tortoise brooches; type Rygh 649; a, with iron pin inside; b, lacking pin, c, part of iron pin from b, with remains of two cloth loops

Collection place(s)

Westness, Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

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