Pin

Description

Bronze kidney-shaped polyhedral-headed pin, with a band of incised chevron lines on each face, from Garvard, Colonsay, Argyll

Museum reference

X.IL 798

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Pin

Materials

Copper alloy

Physical description

Copper alloy; a band of incised chevron lines on each face, terminating in triangular motifs at each side

Collection place(s)

Sithean Mor, Garvard, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Alan Leith

References

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