© Ulster Museum
Brooch
Artist: Irish
Location: Ulster Museum
Date: circa 850-900
Materials: silver
Dimensions: length: 17.8cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £82,359 (Total: £82,359; tax remission)
Vendor: Trustees of the Proby 1972 Heirlooms Settlement (through Christie's)
Review number: 6007 (2007)
Provenance:
Found at Ballyvolan Fort, near Kilmartin, Co. Wicklow; Earl of Carysfort; Private collection.
Description:
Irish bossed penannular silver brooch, each terminal decorated with stylised birds and five bosses. Examples are known from Ireland, England, Scotland, Iceland and Norway, however the County Wicklow brooch is among the finest. A classic Irish type of 9th- or 10th-century date, it was found in the ruins of Ballyvolan Fort, near Kilmartin, County Wicklow.
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