Drinking horn / terminal

Description

Drinking horn terminal of gilt bronze, conical ending in ball, decorated, found in Viking grave at Links of Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, 850 - 950 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 188

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Drinking horn / terminal

Date

850 - 950

Style / Culture

Viking

Materials

Bronze, Gilt

Physical description

Bronze, gilt; curiously ornamented

Collection place(s)

Links of Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Creative Spirit: Revealing Early Medieval Scotland (25 Oct 2013 - 23 Feb 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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