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Two jade tiki & Viking penannular thistle brooch

Various, i) & ii) 19th century; iii) 10th century–11th century

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

Two breast ornaments: i) New Zealand tiki with shell rings inlaid in the eyes; height 13 cm; ii) New Zealand jade tiki; height, 6.5 cm. Also iii) Silver Viking penannular 'thistle' brooch of Norse origin, found at Ballynolan, Ireland, in 1835.

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Title of artwork, date

Two jade tiki & Viking penannular thistle brooch, i) & ii) 19th century; iii) 10th century–11th century

Date supported

1955

Medium and material

I) and ii) jade & shell; iii) silver

Gifted by

A J Hugh Smith

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