Strap end

Description

Bronze strap end, one of two made from flat strips, from a grave of a woman and infant, Westness, Rousay, Orkney

Museum reference

X.IL 731 B

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Strap end

Materials

Bronze

Physical description

Bronze; made from flat strips; broken; very corroded. Decorated with an unusual cross pattern in the centre, end in animals' head.

Collection place(s)

Westness, Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 135-7.

Youngs, Susan (ed). 'The Work of Angels'. Masterpieces of Celtic metalwork, 6th-9th centuries AD. London: British Museums Publications Ltd, 1989, p 92.

Ritchie, Anna. Viking Scotland. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd/Historic Scotland, 1993, p 50.

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

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record