Description

Bronze ringed pin found in a cist burial at Machrins, Colonsay, 850 - 950

Museum reference

X.HR 1560

Materials

Physical description

Copper alloy; loose ring head; shaft, subrectangular in section, rolled over top to secure ring head

References

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