Tara Brooch Connemara Marble Sterling Silver

Along with such treasures as the Ardagh Chalice and the Derrynaflan Paten, the Tara Brooch can be considered to represent the pinnacle of early medieval Irish metalwork.

Each individual element of decoration is executed perfectly and the range of technique represented on such a small object is astounding.

This brooch was found not in Tara but near the seashore at Bettystown, Co. Meath, in 1850 by two peasant farmers most likely having been buried to protect it from a Viking or Norman invasion.

Green Connemara marble cabochon stone five clear round, faceted cubic zirconia stones.

Hallmarked Irish Sterling Silver.

Openwork design.

Oxidized

Measures approximately 1.6″L x 2.3″W

Weight:19.45 grams

Gift boxed.