Celtic - Ring Brooch - Walters 542342 - Detail
This pin has decorative interlace panels and tri-lobed knots cast on its annular (circular) ring. Tri-lobed knots are often found in Irish illuminated manuscripts of the period where they are a symbol of the Tr... More
Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370 - Detail
Called a "hand-pin" because it resembles the palm of the hand with the fingers pointing out at right angles, this pin served as a cloak fastener. Hand-pins were fashionable in Ireland and Scotland in the 6th a... More
Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370
Called a "hand-pin" because it resembles the palm of the hand with the fingers pointing out at right angles, this pin served as a cloak fastener. Hand-pins were fashionable in Ireland and Scotland in the 6th a... More
Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back Detail A
Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More
Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back Detail B
Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More
Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341 - Back
Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More
Irish Celtic - Penannular Brooch - Walters 542341
Pins of this kind developed from Roman models and were fashionable as cloak fasteners from the 4th through the 10th centuries in the British Isles. The wearer pierced the fabric with the pin pointed upwards or ... More
Irish Celtic - Pin - Walters 571832 - Detail
This very unusual silver stick pin has a conical and rounded knob decorating its head and a shaft incised with a spiral line, possibly to catch the threads of the garment to prevent slipping once it was attache... More
Irish Celtic - Pin - Walters 571832
This very unusual silver stick pin has a conical and rounded knob decorating its head and a shaft incised with a spiral line, possibly to catch the threads of the garment to prevent slipping once it was attache... More
Irish Celtic - Pin with Spiral Head - Walters 542340 - Detail
This elegantly tapering bronze pin has an unusual finial made by dividing the stem at the head and curving one stem backward into a spiral. Spiral-headed pins with two outward curling spirals have been found in... More
Irish Celtic - Pin with Spiral Head - Walters 542340
This elegantly tapering bronze pin has an unusual finial made by dividing the stem at the head and curving one stem backward into a spiral. Spiral-headed pins with two outward curling spirals have been found in... More