I was concerned when the brooch arrived, as it had been shipped overseas in a padded envelope that was pretty flimsy by the time it arrived, but the brooch was in perfect condition and it looks fantastic. Sticklers for accuracy may note that the design is a mirror image of the actual Fuller Brooch, strangely, (i.e. smell and touch on the left and taste and hearing on the right, as opposed to the other way round), but for me that doesn't take away from the fact that this is a beautiful item inspired by an actual Anglo-Saxon artefact. It looks just as good as it does in the pictures.