Shears

Description

Bronze shears, undated but examples are known from the Iron Age to 16th century, found in a moss, Birsay, Orkney

Museum reference

X.FG 6

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Shears

Date

10th century

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze

Collection place(s)

Birsay and Harray, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe