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Record Number: 13480 Author(s)/Creator(s): Ager , Barry. Contributor(s): Title: Pierowall, Orkney: The Re-Discovered Provenance of a "Pair" of Ninth-Century Viking Oval Brooches in the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities of the British Museum Source: Archaeological Journal 156, ( 1999): Pages 359 - 362. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Archaeology Brooches Grave Goods Jewelry Orkney Vikings Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 9 Primary Evidence: Jewelry; London, British Museum, Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, MLA, 1987, 5-10, 1 and 2. Two copper-alloy oval brooches, decorated with strapwork and nearly identical. These are one of the commonest types of Viking female jewlery. Illustrations: Two figures. FIgure One Oval brooches in the British Museum, thought to be from a grave at Pierowall, Orkney. Figure Two Drawing of the pair of oval brooches from the Pierowall grave (after Crofton Croker, 1846). Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00665983

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