Mermaid Brooch

“Fair jewellery that outclassed the stall.”

• Rarity: Epic
• Metal: Gold
• Kind: Jewellery and dress fittings
• Set: Coastal Fair Takings

Where to find the Mermaid Brooch

The Mermaid Brooch is one of the epic artefacts buried in FieldHunters, a free online metal detecting game. Hunters sweep a shared field with a metal detector, follow the signal and dig — and epic pieces like this one are among the rarest things that come out of the ground. There is no way to buy it: it has to be dug up.

The Coastal Fair Takings set

A summer fair on the cliff path — coins and cheap treasures underfoot.

The pieces of this set:

• Anchor Charm · Uncommon
• Fairground Token · Common
• Mermaid Brooch · Epic
• Mother-of-Pearl Button · Common
• Penny Lick Glass · Common
• Privateer Doubloon · Legendary
• Ship Captain's Seal · Rare
• Telescope Focusing Ring · Uncommon

About jewellery and dress fittings

Brooches, fibulae, pendants, torcs and amulets were both fashion and function: they fastened clothes, showed status and, often, were believed to protect the wearer. The torc, a rigid twisted neck ring, was a mark of high rank among Iron Age peoples. Fibulae — ancient safety-pin brooches — changed style so often that archaeologists use them to date the sites they are found on.

More epic artefacts

• Nativity Pendant
• Opera Glass Focus Ring
• Pattern-Weld Billet
• Pectoral of Horus
• Phoenix Fibula
• Posy Ring

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