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She is having difficulties finding parallels for one of the pins in this collection and none
of the Early Medieval specialists she has spoken to can help. The reason she made
contact with me is that she sees a slight parallel between the Gajew example and one
from Drumclay crannog, Co. Fermanagh, that she saw on this blog.
She is obviously very hopeful that this process will bear fruit, as she has also asked that
I show an image of a second artefact. She thinks it may be part of a bracelet or necklace,
but has no clear idea as to its time of manufacture. It appears to have been created by
moulding a bronze plate over an iron core. I'm afraid I've no clear ideas on this one,
either, though I seem to remember that some of the Irish equestrian 'Y-pieces' may
have been made in this way, though I'm wary of falling into the old trap of ascribing
every piece of metalwork that's not easily identifiable to the category of 'horse harness'.
Possible bracelet/necklace fragment. Bronze on iron core from Gajew, Poland
(Source)
If anyone has any ideas, suggestions, or definite leads, I would be grateful if you could
share them in the comments on this blog.
Robert