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Brooch

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from Braeswick, Sanday, Orkney

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This brass oval brooch was found at Braeswick on Sanday in Orkney. It is a type worn by Scandinavian women between 800 and 900. Three beads were also found nearby, suggesting that these finds may be the remains of a woman's grave.

The brooch was formed from a single convex plate. It is decorated with an interlace pattern and four bosses. The edges are missing and the whole brooch is very decayed.

Oval brooches are a very distinctive form of Viking ornament, worn by women in pairs on their shoulders to hold up a pinafore. They were mass produced in Scandinavia and widely copied.

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