The Tara Brooch is an Irish Celtic brooch dated to the late 7th or early 8th century, of the pseudo-penannular type, made from bronze, silver and gold. Its head consists of an intricately decorated circular ring, and both its front and reverse sides are equally decorated, each holding around 50 inserted cast panels packed with filigree, multi-coloured studs, interlace patterns and Celtic spirals. It is widely considered the most complex and ornate brooch of its kind, likely commissioned as a fastener for the cloak of a high-ranking cleric or as ceremonial insignia of high office for a High King of Ireland.
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Year CreatedDated by the source to the late 7th or early 8th century; 700 recorded as a representative year within that documented range, not a precise date. MediumBronze, silver and gold 1 LocationNational Museum of Ireland, Dublin 1 Medium
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late-7th or early-8th century
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made from bronze, silver and gold
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National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
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The Tara Brooch is an Irish Celtic brooch, dated to the late 7th or early 8th century. It is of the pseudo-penannular type (with a fully closed head or hoop), and made from bronze, silver and gold. Its head consists of an intricat
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