Penannular brooch

Description

Penannular brooch of silver-gilt with birds' heads and a blue glass inset, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Museum reference

X.FC 286

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Penannular brooch

Date

8th century

Style / Culture

Pictish

Materials

Silver-gilt

Physical description

Silver gilt; square terminals with birds' heads facing three corners, inset in fourth, all linked by ribs to central blue glass inset, interlace beween; curved panel in centre of hoop with interlace and central inset; pin with interlace on upper half and on expanded head which has central boss

Collection place(s)

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

Exhibitions

• Scotland's Early Silver (13 Oct 2017 - 25 Feb 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Celts (10 Mar 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Celts: Art and Identity (24 Sep 2015 - 31 Jan 2016)
  British Museum

• Rome and the Barbarians (26 Jan 2008 - 20 Jul 2008)
  Palazzo Grassi

• 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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