Wire

Description

Fragment of gold wire bent into a loop and cut off, 986 - 990, found in 1951 with a hoard of 10th century Anglo-Saxon coins at Iona Abbey, Iona, Argyll, Scotland

Museum reference

X.IL 717

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Wire

Date

986 - 990

Materials

Gold

Physical description

Gold; bent in a loop and cut off

Collection place(s)

Iona Abbey, Iona, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Iona Hoard, 1951

References

Graham-Campbell, James, The Viking-age gold and silver of Scotland (AD 850-1100), Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 1995, pp. 49-50, 147

Webster, Leslie, The Iona Abbey ring bezel. In: Graham-Campbell, James. The Viking-age gold and silver of Scotland (AD 850-1100). Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 1995, pp 49-50.

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

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