Needle-case

Description

Viking bone needle-case from Carn nan Bharraich, Oronsay, Argyll, 850 - 900 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 332

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Needle-case

Date

Second half 9th century

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone; cylindrical; perforated at the broader extremity

Collection place(s)

Carn nan Bharraich, Oronsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

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

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

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