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BROOCH: SILVER BEETLE

Overview

Silver brooch, finely crafted in the shape of a beetle, with extended wings. The head is tiny with two feelers coming from it. The two front legs cross under the feelers. The body is in two parts, a small almost circular section and a large curved section. These two parts have a small lumpy pattern all over. The back legs are curved behind and are in one piece that curves underneath the body part to become the front legs. The underneath body has lines running across. The extended wings have lines forming a pattern, with the bar clip underneath.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1995.15
Item type
Material
Width
40 mm
Height or length
30 mm
Statement of significance

Anthropomorphic brooch in the form of a beetle

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