Crosier head / portion

Description

Portion of the head of a bronze crosier with enamelled dragonesque ornamentation, associated with St Fillan, from Hoddam, Dumfriesshire

Museum reference

X.KC 3

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Crosier head / portion

Date

11th century

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Physical description

Bronze with enamelling

Associations

Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781 - 1851
Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, 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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