Dress pin

Description

Dress pin of silver, (ring-headed pin minus ring), from a Viking boat burial at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 875 - 925 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 784

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Dress pin

Date

9th century

Style / Culture

Viking

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver; minus ring

Collection place(s)

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, 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

On display

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