Chain

Description

Chain of fine silver wire knitted as a hollow tube, from a Viking burial at Ballinaby, Islay

Museum reference

X.IL 146

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Chain

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver wire, fine; knitted as a hollow tube

Collection place(s)

Ballinaby, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

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

On display

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