[Regia-NA] FW: Monster brooch! Help needed!!

[J. K. Siddorn]

Can anyone translate/precis the text?

Regards,


Kim Siddorn.

The early bird may get the worm -
but the second mouse gets the cheese!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicholson, Andrew" <andrew.nicholson@dumgal.gov.uk>
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Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: [Regia-NA] FW: Monster brooch! Help needed!!


> From another list:
>
>
> Subject: Monster brooch! Help needed!!
>
>
> A strange brooch was found on Bornholm a month ago
> and is now on display in the Danish National Museum. It
> can also be seen on the museum's homepage:
>
> http://www.natmus.dk/sw1489.asp
>
> It is rather monstrous, almost 30 cm long, weighing about
> half a kilo, silver-gilt, with a dragon's head at one end.
>   There are no parallels known from Scandinavia. It must
> be of Iron Age - possibly Migration Period - date, but the
> style of the head does not fit with Nordic animal art. Most
> guesses go to South-eastern Europe (Rumania? Ukraine?
> Crimea?), but till now no real relatives have appeared.
>   Take a look, and if you have connections in Eastern
> Europe, please forward the URL to them!
>
> Greetings, and apologies for X-posting
>
> Morten
>
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> Danmark
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