found on St Ninian's Isle, Dunrossness, Shetland
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Penannular brooch of silver gilt
This silver penannular brooch was found in a hoard containing silver objects and part of a porpoise's jaw, buried on St Ninian's Isle at Dunrossness in Shetland sometime between 750 and 825. The hoard probably belonged to a Pictish chief.
The brooch's terminals each have three lobes and an elongated semicircular field around a disc. The pin is incomplete, lacking its head and loop.
The St Ninian's Isle hoard contained precious metalwork which probably belonged to a Pictish chief. The valuable objects were buried for safekeeping, perhaps at a time of danger such as a Viking raid.
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000-100-036-437-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.FC 288 |
Date: |
8th century Buried between 750 and 825
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Material: |
Silver; terminals with four lobes round a disc; tripartite panel on hoop with central inset between knots; corded rib along each edge of hoop; upper half of pin missing
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Dimensions: |
2.80" D
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What: |
Brooch, penannular
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Where: |
Scotland, Shetland, St Ninian's Isle
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Description: |
Penannular brooch of silver with triple-lobed terminals, animal heads and and knots, from St Ninian's Isle, Pictish, 8th century
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- Small, A., Thomas, C., & Wilson, D. M. St. Ninian's Isle and its Treasure. London: Oxford University Press,1973
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