RecordBrooch (front)< 1 of 1 > Back from Pierowall, Westray, Orkney
Brooch (front)This brass oval brooch was found in a burial from the Viking age cemetery at Pierowall on Westray in Orkney. It dates from the 9th century. The oval brooch was cast in a single piece, and richly decorated in relief. It is missing a number of raised knobs which would have attached at the rivet holes. It is also damaged around the edges. Oval brooches are a very distinctive form of jewellery worn by Viking women in pairs to fasten the straps of a pinafore. They were mass produced in Scandinavia and widely copied. A number of the female graves from Pierowall contained such brooches. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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