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Source Description
This pin has decorative interlace panels and tri-lobed knots cast on its annular (circular) ring. Tri-lobed knots are often found in Irish illuminated manuscripts of the period where they are a symbol of the Trinity. Amber or glass paste studs once filled the now-empty circular hollows. This pin was found at Ballinderry Crannog, once the fortified lake dwelling of a local Irish king.
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Document identity
localId
29094
label
Ring Brooch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
29094
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring Brooch
description
This pin has decorative interlace panels and tri-lobed knots cast on its annular (circular) ring. Tri-lobed knots are often found in Irish illuminated manuscripts of the period where they are a symbol of the Trinity. Amber or glass paste studs once filled the now-empty circular hollows. This pin was found at Ballinderry Crannog, once the fortified lake dwelling of a local Irish king.
provenance
Robert Day, Cork [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Robert Day Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, May 19-22, 1913, no. 384; William Randolph Hearst; Joseph Brummer, Paris; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 11-14, 1949, no. 277; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
9th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
brooches
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.8
height
2.7
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 5/16 in. (9.8 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Celtic
med
bronze, formerly set with stones or glass
creator_ids
2571
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
270
358
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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8d141c0d088418af
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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766eb762e33a7dbb
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no
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no