Ring brooch

Medieval

Ulster Museum

13th-14th Century

A circular frame gold brooch on which four large oval collets alternate with four brambled bosses. Two of the oval collets are set with blue stones, the third with a red stone and the stone from the fourth collet is lost.

• Medium: gold & sapphire
• Dimensions: diameter: 4cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £6,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Excavated at Abbey Street, Coleraine, 2001 by the Environment & Heritage Service; declared Treasure.

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