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title: Celtic-Viking penannular brooch
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15261/celtic-viking-penannular-brooch/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Celtic-Viking penannular brooch
_Authored by British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15261.png)
## Image Caption
Found in [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/), dated to 9th-10th century.
Saltire crosses and five collared bosses on each terminal, with interlaced animals and billeted border. Circles and triquetras on the back.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, B. (2022, February 16). Celtic-Viking penannular brooch. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Celtic-Viking penannular brooch." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 16, 2022. .
### MLA
Museum, British. "Celtic-Viking penannular brooch." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Feb 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1888-0719-102) by **British Museum**. Submitted by [Irina-Maria Manea](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/irinamaria.manea/ "User Page: Irina-Maria Manea"), published on 16 February 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, 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.