Quatrefoil brooch from the Galloway Hoard circa 900 AD. The iconography depicts two of the five senses – sight and sound. On one, all the emphasis is on the eyes. On the other, the ears are exaggerated – their ears are ringing because blast horns are being blown [770×1029]

Quatrefoil brooch from the Galloway Hoard circa 900 AD. The iconography depicts two of the five senses – sight and sound. On one, all the emphasis is on the eyes. On the other, the ears are exaggerated – their ears are ringing because blast horns are being blown [770×1029]

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