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A Medieval Ring-Brooch from Oxwich Castle, West Glamorgan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

J. M. Lewis
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , March 1982 , pp. 126 - 129
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1982

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27 I am grateful to Mr. Harry Brooksby F.S.A., of the R.C.A.H.M. in Wales for information in advance of its publication in the Glamorgan Inventory.

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29 The stones were first identified by Mr. D. Emlyn Evans of the Department of Geology at the National Museum of Wales, an identification confirmed by Mr. E. A. Jobbings of the Geological Museum, who reported that examination under a binocular microscope (×40) suggested Burma as the most likely source on grounds of colour and inclusions, which included that known as ‘silk’. A Norwegian source could be ruled out on grounds of colour, and a Siamese source following examination under ultra-violet light, using both long (365.0 nm) and short (235.7 nm) waves, which showed fluorescence.

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