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Neck ring

Description

Neck ring of silver, three rods twisted together with smaller wire ending in spiral hooks, part of Viking Age silver hoard found at Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, deposited 950 - 970 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 20

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Neck ring

Date

Pre 970

Style / Culture

Viking

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Wire, plaited

Collection place(s)

Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Skail Hoard

Exhibitions

  • Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Dublin (09 Apr 2014 - 31 Dec 2014)
    National Museum of Ireland

  • Skaill Hoard (01 Aug 2013 - 01 Feb 2014)
    Shetland Museum and Archives

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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