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Electrotype Facsimile of Tara Brooch

1916.06.0022

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Artifact Identification Electrotype Facsimile of Tara Brooch   (1916.06.0022)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Clothing
    3. :
  3. Clothing Accessories
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date Early 8th C
Culture Irish

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 21.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 10.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.3 cm
Weight 185 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Metal
Manufacturing Processes Manufacturing

Research Remarks

Description

"THE TARA BROOCH: Men and women of the Germanic tribes wore brooches to fasten their cloaks at the shoulder. This elaborately decorated brooch was worn by a person of the warrior aristocracy. Ordinary people used a thorn." -John Buckler and John McKay, A History of Western Society, (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979), 186.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

1. Joyce. Religion, Learning, and Art (560-563). inc.
2. Little, Charles T. Art Treasures of Early Ireland. Archaeology (probably 31/2, 1978?) pp. 338-342.
3. Stokes, M. Metal-work. Early Christian Art in Ireland (69-89).
4. O'Banion, Rebecca. Irish Jewelry and Metalwork int he World Heritage Museum. Student paper, 1975.
5. Buckler, John, and John McKay. A History of Western Society. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction Yes, Electrotype Facsimile.

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