1906] 



The cruciform brooches of Norway 



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the following (flgs. 91—96), and that consequently the development 

 is not necessarily parallel even among forms so closely allied to each 

 other as the different varieties of the cruciform brooches. 



It is of little attraction to go deeper into the study of these 

 degenerated forms, but one point must especially be mentioned. The 



Fig. 80. Vi- 



terminal heads in the brooches flgs. 82 and 83 are modelled in a 

 marked and characteristic manner and thus forming a striking 

 contrast to the other parts of these brooches. The ornamental 

 form of these heads is certainly developed from another origin 



