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Viking Jewellery
Oval Brooch from a grave at Gurness , Orkney - cast in bronze , these Scandinavian brooches have been found throughout the Viking world. These were cast in bronze in a two-piece clay mould, and the decoration was often quite elaborate, with interlaced designs.
Gilded brass equal armed brooch from the Scar boat burial on Sanday, Orkney
Huge thistle -brooches from a Viking hoard discovered at Skaill Bay on Orkney in 1858. These are huge penannular brooches - some are 7 inches / 170mm in diameter. Buried around 950AD.
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