Penannular brooch

Description

Penannular brooch of silver-gilt with dark glass insets, Pictish, from St Ninian's Isle, 8th century

Museum reference

X.FC 290

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Penannular brooch

Date

8th century

Style / Culture

Pictish

Materials

Silver, Gilt, Glass

Physical description

Silver gilt; terminals with three evenly spaced small lobes, the fourth wider against hoop with interlace; large central disc with concentric rings interrupted by radial triple bars, central insets of dark glass; oval panel on hoop with central inset; pin with lozenge panel and larger panel on head with central inset

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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