Assertion: penannular brooch | /r/CapableOf | wear by woman
Facets:
value: as part of their vestments
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The penannular brooch, with an incomplete ring and two terminals, originally a common utilitarian clothes fastening, normally of base metal, in Iron Age and Roman Britain developed in the post-Roman period into highly elaborate and decorative marks of status in Ireland and Scotland, made in precious metals and often decorated with gems, and worn by men and women, as well as the clergy as part of their vestments when conducting services.