The other day I was looking at a picture of the Tara brooch. It really is simply magnificent- craftsmanship unsought and unattained today (you can find a picture of it quite easily through google or wikipedia). The story goes it was found in a small wooden box on a beach in county Meath (a likely story). Silver, gold, enamel and amber draped in filigree in a synthesis of styles not seen in Ireland since Rome drove all of the 'Celtic' brethren of the Irish into slavery or military conscription, o…
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Posted on March 8, 2008 at 7:48am — 1 Comment
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