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title: The Hunterston Brooch
author: Johnbod
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Hunterston Brooch

_Authored by Johnbod_

## Image File

[![The Hunterston Brooch](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13461.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13461.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Hunterston Brooch, a [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) penannular brooch discovered in Ayrshire, [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/) c. 1830 CE. It was made c. 700 CE and is 12 centimetres (4.75 in) in diameter. The brooch is made of cast [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), silver and [amber](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amber/) additions. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh)

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hunterston_BroochDSCF6363.jpg) by [**Johnbod**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hunterston_BroochDSCF6363.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 February 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.