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This list of jewellery types is a listing of most types of jewellery made. ... Medical alert jewelry; Membership pin; ... Pledge pins; Prayer jewelry Japa malas ...
Lombardic gilded silver brooch from Tuscany, c. AD 600, one of the largest of its kind (British Museum) [2] A fibula (/ˈfɪbjʊlə/, pl.: fibulae /ˈfɪbjʊli/) is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. [3] The fibula developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle.
Brooches of either penannular or annular type, where the pin is very large in relation to the ring, so that the ring cannot play any part in the fastening of the brooch, may be called "ring brooches", "pin brooches", or "brooch-pins"; or, especially where the ring is small and plain, "ringed pins". [10] In these, the design of the pin head ...
Wing Brooch, 2nd century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art. A brooch (/ ˈ b r oʊ tʃ /, also US: / ˈ b r uː tʃ / [1]) is a decorative jewellery item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material.
Fictional gemstones and jewelry (2 C, 20 P) I. Individual pendants ... Brooch; Button; Byzantine chain; C. ... Tie pin; Tooth gem; Z. Zierscheibe
The brooch is classified as pseudo-penannular, in that its terminals are closed and do not contain a gap through which a fastening pin could have passed. [24] It is bilaterally symmetrical [ 25 ] with a basic structure of a circular hook, semi-circular and linked terminals, a long pin and a string likely used for additional support to keep it ...
The dragonesque brooch is a distinctive type of Romano-British brooch made in Roman Britain between about 75 and 175 AD. [1] They have been found in graves and elsewhere, in recent years especially by metal-detectors, and were evidently a fairly affordable style; over 200 examples are now known. [ 2 ]
The thistle brooch is a simpler version of the penannular brooch, with less surface decoration, which gained popularity around 1100. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland and acts as an emblem. Today, thistle brooches are often made of silver and contain a thistle motif, and are not necessarily a penannular brooch. [citation needed]