Plaque

Description

Decorated whalebone plaque from a grave mound at Kingscross Point, Arran, 850 - 900 AD

Museum reference

X.IL 353

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Plaque

Date

Second half 9th century

Materials

Cetacean bone

Physical description

Bone, cetacean; partly ornamented

Collection place(s)

Kingscross Point, Arran, Buteshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

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