Dress pin

Description

Dress pin or hairpin of bone with a winged head, from Orkney, 850 - 1000 AD

Museum reference

X.GA 21

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Dress pin, Hairpin

Date

850 - 1000

Materials

Bone

Physical description

Bone; winged head

Collection place(s)

Orkney, 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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