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@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Ring Brooch with a Christmas Tale.

Discover a festive treasure from Ireland’s past: a unique medieval silver ring brooch inscribed with the names of the Three Magi, found in Trim, Co. Meath.
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https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Collection/Documentation-Discoveries/Artefact/A-Ring-Brooch-with-a-Christmas-tale/ae61a841-aef0-4824-9060-82cb5d9fb215?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #museums #Ireland #jewellery

National Museum of Ireland

Ring Brooch with a Christmas tale | National Museum of Ireland

There are more than 100 ring brooches in the Museum’s archaeological collection but only one has the names of the Magi (wise men) inscribed on it.
R4002 - Silver Brooch. circular. flat. raised inscription on face and back within raised slender border. External diam. 1 3/16 inch Wt. 0oz. 4dwt. 7gr.
R4002 - Silver Brooch. circular. flat. raised inscription on face and back within raised slender border. External diam. 1 3/16 inch Wt. 0oz. 4dwt. 7gr.
R4002 - Silver Brooch. circular. flat. raised inscription on face and back within raised slender border. External diam. 1 3/16 inch Wt. 0oz. 4dwt. 7gr.
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