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An Insular Brooch-Fragment from Norway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2011

Cormac Bourke ,
Thomas Fanning  and
Niamh Whitfield
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A silver-gilt ornament of Insular origin from a Viking age burial in Norway is here identified for the first time as the pin-head of a ring brooch of pseudo-penannular form. The decoration and typology of the pin-head are discussed in relation to Insular metalwork, and its iconography is considered in the context of Early Christian art. The pin-head and an associated ringed pin are dated to the eighth or ninth century.

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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , March 1988 , pp. 90 - 98
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1988

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