Weight, balance

Description

Lead weight for a set of scales, with an enamelled decorative plate on upper surface, from a Viking boat burial at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 875 - 925 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 778

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Weight, balance

Date

9th century

Style / Culture

Viking

Materials

Lead, Enamel, Bronze

Collection place(s)

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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