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Pin

Description

Ringed pin with polygonal brambled head, from Heisker, North Uist, 875 - 1100 AD

Museum reference

X.FC 138

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Pin

Date

875 - 1100

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Swivel head; ornamented

Collection place(s)

Heisker, North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

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