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11th or early 12th century AD

Disc-headed copper-alloy pin with silver inlay

Temple-na-Skellig, Lugduff, Co. Wickow. This type of dress-fastener is rarely found in Ireland and may have belonged to a high status cleric such as a bishop.

11th or early 12th century AD.

NMI E522:1


See this object at our exhibition Glendalough: Power, Prayer & Pilgrimage​

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