Brooch

Description

Brooch of silver, pennanular with pin loosely looped on ring, part of Viking Age silver hoard found at Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, deposited 950 - 970 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 8

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Brooch

Date

Pre 970

Style / Culture

Viking

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Pin loosely looped on ring

Collection place(s)

Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Skail Hoard

Exhibitions

• Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Dublin (09 Apr 2014 - 31 Dec 2014)
  National Museum of Ireland

• Skaill Hoard (01 Aug 2013 - 01 Feb 2014)
  Shetland Museum and Archives

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

national museum of scotland »
level -1 »
scotland galleries »
early people »
burying treasure »
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