Penannular brooch

Description

Penannular bronze brooch with ends shaped like thistle heads, from Eigg

Museum reference

X.IL 163

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Penannular brooch

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze; silvered; ends shaped like thistle heads

Collection place(s)

Eigg, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

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