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thin silver-plate, they are referred by the Swedish archaeologists 

 to the latter half of the 4th cent. and' the first part of the 5th 

 cent. while Danish writers have assigned the same brooches to the 

 late part of the 5th cent. The earlier date which was first p ut 

 forward by Pro f. Montelius has lately been supportecl by dr. 

 Salin 1 ) from sources independent of the researches made by Prof # 





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giii^oo ;: \""^C i |Ej„„ """""I SS, 



Fig. 148. »/ 4 . 



Montelius and I think that in following them I should be on the 

 right side. 2 ) In the same way, in agreement with the Swedish 



J ) Montelius in Svenska Fornminnesfor. tidskr. IX and X. — Salin : Thier- 

 ornamentik p. 355. 



2 ) From a coraparison with these silver-plated brooches are also deduced 

 the date of some of the silver mountinos from Norwegian graves and from the 



