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Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Hemispherical bowl of silver, decorated with chased lines outlined with dots, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, 8th century

Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Bowl of silver, with deep basal depression, decorated with a procession of four contorted animals on a dotted background, from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, 750 - 825 AD

Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Bowl of silver, decorated with four pairs of grotesque animals, interlocking, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Bowl of silver decorated with dotted lines, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Shallow bowl of silver, with flat base, decorated with lines of dots, the upper zone with T-shaped panels, the lower zone of radiating ovals, from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, 750 - 825 AD

Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Bowl of silver decorated with lines of dots and gilded male bearded faces, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Vessel metal / bowl Vessel metal / bowl

Bowl of silver, with basal depression, the upper zone with wide interlaced bands, dot outline and dotted background, a dotted whirl pattern on base, from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, 750 - 825 AD

Vessel metal / bowl, hanging Vessel metal / bowl, hanging

Hanging bowl of silver with three oblong gilt escutcheons in the form of spreadeagled boars, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Spoon Spoon

Spoon of silver with a cast dog's head with blue glass eyes at the junction of stem and bowl, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Eating utensil Eating utensil

Eating utensil of silver, a one-pronged implement with engraved design of interlace on both faces, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 750 - 825 AD

Sword pommel Sword pommel

Pommel of cocked hat form with cast decoration in chip-carved technique of interlaced animals filling six panels, from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, 750 - 825 AD

Nail Nail

Loose silver nail found in a pommel, from St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, Pictish, 8th century

Mount Mount

Conical silver-gilt mount decorated with symmetrically arranged animal interlace, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Mount Mount

Conical mount of silver-gilt with four panels of interlace and animal decoration, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Mount Mount

Conical mount of silver-gilt with fine all-over decoration of engraved spirals and coils, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Scabbard, sword / chape Scabbard, sword / chape

Silver scabbard chape with Latin inscriptions, animals and fish, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

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