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ancient Latvian brooch

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made of brass/bronze alloy with silver plating this is direct replica of penannular brooch used by some ancient Latvian woman in 11th/12th century. used to hold cloth together.
Image size
3072x2304px 1.07 MB
Make
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model
SP320
Shutter Speed
10/300 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Oct 13, 2010, 11:47:56 PM
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Anaealrhan's avatar
I like the piece, though I would point out that if the pin and the ring are not a single piece that this falls in the penannular brooch category not a fibula. Fibulae are basically fancy safety pin type brooches. Very nice work though I tip my hat to you in your craftsmanship.