Eating utensil

Description

Eating utensil of silver, a one-pronged implement with engraved design of interlace on both faces, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 750 - 825 AD

Museum reference

X.FC 277

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Eating utensil

Date

8th century

Style / Culture

Pictish

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver; one-pronged, claw-like, widening into a rounded projection below curved tip; stem perforated for a suspension ring, part of which remains; engraved interlace design on both faces

Collection place(s)

St Ninian's Isle, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• The St Ninian's Isle Treasure (04 Jul 2008 - 13 Oct 2008)
  Shetland Museum and Archives

• 26 Treasures in the National Museum of Scotland (01 Dec 2011 - 29 Jan 2012)
  World Wide Web

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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