Pin

Description

Pin of copper alloy, with a conical head and incised lines, from Tiree, Argyll

Museum reference

X.FC 306

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Pin

Style / Culture

Medieval

Materials

Copper alloy

Physical description

Copper alloy; conical head; decorated with incised concentric and radiating lines; distorted shank

Collection place(s)

Tiree, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

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