Tessera

Description

Glass mosaic tessera from Birsay, probably Carolingian in origin, possibly from an Italian church, but obtained from Scandinavia

Museum reference

X.HB 645

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Tessera

Materials

Glass

Physical description

Glass, light blue, opaque; slightly damaged on one face

Collection place(s)

Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

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

On display

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