Crosier drop

Description

Crosier drop of cast bronze with the image of a king, from the shore of Loch Shiel near St Finan's Isle, 12th century

Museum reference

H.1993.634

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Crosier drop

Production information

West Highlands, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

12th century

Materials

Copper, Bronze

Physical description

Cast bronze. Surface very corroded, but metal not misshapen or broken away.

Collection place(s)

Loch Shiel, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Finder: Mack, Alastair, 1993 (fl.)
St Finan's Isle, Loch Shiel, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked (21 May 2010 - 12 Sep 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland
  Aberdeen Art Gallery
  Shetland Museum and Archives
  Museum nan Eilean

• Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland (12 Aug 1982 - 26 Sep 1982)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

References

Glenn, Virginia, Romanesque & Gothic: Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland, NMSE Publishing, Edinburgh, 2003

Caldwell, D.H. (ed). Angels Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982

On display

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