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This Highland ring brooch was found at Tomintoul in Banffshire in 1865. It dates from the 17th century and is made of brass.

The brooch is decorated with alternate spotted animals and circles filled with interlace ornament, all within borders of stylised leaf scroll.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-485-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NGA 158
• Date: 17th century
  
• Material: Brass
  
• Dimensions: 175 mm Dia
  
• What:
• Subject: Jewellery - brooches with old-type pins (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Banffshire, Tomintoul
  Scotland, Highlands
  
• Event:
• Description: Highland flat ring brooch of brass decorated with alternate spotted animals and roundels filled with interlaced ornament, from Tomintoul, Banffshire
  
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