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Prehistoric Remains

Shetland, though very few traces of them now remain.


OVAL BROOCHES OF BRONZE.

The brooch, Fig. 8, illustrated here is

Fig. 8.—Oval Bowl-shaped Brooch of Bronze.
Fig. 8.—Oval Bowl-shaped Brooch of Bronze.

Fig. 8.—Oval Bowl-shaped Brooch of Bronze.

one of a pair of oval, shell-shaped breast clasps, 4 inches in length and 2½ inches in breadth, found at Clibberswick, Unst. The design consists of six projecting and pierced ornaments, within which are the

indications of six studs, to which stones or

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