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Replica of the Bally Spellan Fibula, a magnificent ring brooch of the Irish Viking time. 15 x 8 cm made of Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver.Productdetails...
Replica of the Ballyspellan ring brooch from Ireland.
This magnificent Viking ring brooch is a detailed replica of the original Ballyspellan brooch, found in County Kilkenny, which dates to the Viking Age of the 9th century.Such a brooch was also called a ring brooch, horseshoe brooch or omega brooch and was used to close the cloak in the Viking Age.
Particularly noteworthy are the two sculpted dragon heads and the expressive animal ornamentation, which, together with the small humps attached, give the brooch from Ballyspellan a particularly expressive character.
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The Ballyspellan brooch is made of bronze and available in genuine silver-plated.
Alternatively, also available in 925 sterling silver (Please note the delivery time).
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Dimensions of the Ballyspellan brooch: 13 x 7 cm.
The original dimensions of the brooch with the incredible needle length of 25 cm have been reduced to about the half to a more suitable size for today's purposes. In this size, the Ballyspellan ring brooch is ideally suited for closing a heavy woollen cape.
The original Ballyspellan ring brooch was found in County Kilkenny, Ireland and was made entirely of silver with a length of 25 cm. The Balyspellan brooch is attributed to the Viking period around 900 AD and combines Celtic with Scandinavian elements.
On the back of the ring brooch is a carving of four names in Celtic Ogham letters, who were probably once the owners of the Ballyspellan brooch. This type of garment closure is also called a horseshoe brooch, also omega brooch, is a garment brooch well over a thousand years old with practical uses.
The ring brooch was particularly present in the Viking period between 790 and 1060 and was used to quickly fasten robes and capes. The pin of the ring brooch is inserted through the fabric of the cloak on the right shoulder and fixed with the round part so that the brooch cannot come loose.
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