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thistle brooch
;
penannular brooch
Object Type
thistle brooch
penannular brooch
Museum number
1888,0719.105
Description
Silver thistle brooch of ball type; brambled spherical terminals with crosses in circles and scrolls on flat side; pin-head similar and rosette.
Cultures/periods
Celtic
Viking
Production date
10thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Cloneen
Excavated/Findspot:
Shannon, River
, river-bank
Materials
silver
Technique
incised
Dimensions
Diameter:
14.20 centimetres
Curator's comments
Bibliography: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries 1853-6, pp.13-14.
Bibliographic references
Graham-Campbell 1983 / Some Viking-age penannular brooches from Scotland and the origins of the 'thistle-brooch'
(p.321, fig133)
Location
On display
(G41/dc16/sC)
Subjects
cross
Acquisition name
Purchased through:
Rollin & Feuardent
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough
Acquisition date
1888
Acquisition notes
found 1853
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1888,0719.105
Conservation
Treatment
: 05 Jul 1999
Treatment
: 15 May 1984
Treatment
: 04 Dec 1969
Treatment
: 28 Jan 2014