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Cultural archive image of “Open-Ring Brooch”, catalogued as Pictish or Irish, dating to early 800s, associated with Galway, Ireland. Medium: Silver, cast and partially gilded; amber cabochons.

Open-Ring Brooch

Pictish or Irish

early 800s

Medium: Silver, cast and partially gilded; amber cabochons. Dimensions: 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). Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1981 Culture: Pictish or Irish.

Place
Galway, Ireland
Language
Irish
Tags
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, 1981CC0

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