from Braeswick, Sanday, Orkney
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Brooch
This brass oval brooch was found at Braeswick on Sanday in Orkney. It is a type worn by Scandinavian women between 800 and 900. Three beads were also found nearby, suggesting that these finds may be the remains of a woman's grave.
The brooch was formed from a single convex plate. It is decorated with an interlace pattern and four bosses. The edges are missing and the whole brooch is very decayed.
Oval brooches are a very distinctive form of Viking ornament, worn by women in pairs on their shoulders to hold up a pinafore. They were mass produced in Scandinavia and widely copied.
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000-000-099-753-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0036: Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay)
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National Museums Scotland X.IL 343 |
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9th century Between 800 and 900
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Brass; oval; formed of a single plate; four bosses; much decayed; pin missing
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3.31" L
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Scotland, Orkney, Sanday
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Oval brass brooch formed of a single plate with four bosses, with faint traces of textiles around pin fastener, from Sanday, Orkney, 9th century
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- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, p 57.
- Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, p 88.
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