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2 unusual facts about Tara Brooch


Brooch

A distinct tradition of penannular brooches and the related pseudo-penannular types developed in Early Medieval Ireland and Scotland, producing some of the most elaborately decorated brooches ever made, including the Tara Brooch.

Taradale, Hawke's Bay

Taradale High School retains a link with the early days of Taradale, its emblem incorporating the Tara Brooch.


1851 in art

Works of art on display include the Tara Brooch, handicrafts and ornaments by the Khudabadi Sindhi Swarankar, an electrotype of John Evan Thomas' sculpture Death of Tewdric Mawr, King of Gwent, and a demonstration by makers of Bristol blue glass.


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