Summary

Plaster cast of a penannular brooch of bronze, from an original found at Inverary Castle, Clachan, Loch Fyne

Accession Number

X.FC 265

Other references

Original description

LATE IRON AGE ORNAMENTS. Plaster cast of a penannular bronze brooch, 2.9" across central panel on ring with stone setting and coarse interlace, terminals (damaged) with stone setting and three projecting trefoils, triangular decorated pin-head but pin missing. The original from Clachan, Loch Fyne, Argyll. Anonymous note: 'at Inverary Castle' added after 'Argyll'.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Inverary Castle, Clachan, Loch Fyne, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1959

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Lender

Image

None