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Brooches (backs)

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from Islay, Inner Hebrides

Postcard of Brooches (backs).
000-000-099-676-C
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Brooches (backs)

This pair of brass oval brooches was found in 1788 on Islay in the Inner Hebrides. They are almost certainly from the grave of a Scandinavian woman, and date from between 875 to 925. This picture shows the back of the brooches.

These brooches were made from two shells. The inner shells, pictured here from the back, preserve textile impressions of fine cloth and the remains of rivets for attaching both shells. The lugs for the brooch pins are also preserved.

In Scotland, the Vikings settled primarily in the Northern and Western Isles, as indicated by place names, hoards, and burials with distinctive grave goods. On Islay, other Viking Age burials were been found, some containing many grave goods.


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Online ID: 000-000-099-676-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0036: Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay)
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IL 215
Date: 10th century
Between 875 and 925
Material: Oval; bowl-shaped
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What: Brooch
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Where: Scotland, Argyll, Islay
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Description: Oval brooch with textile imprint on reverse, from Islay, 10th century
References:
  • Graham-Campbell, J. Viking artefacts. A select catalogue. London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1980, no. 118. 
  • Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, pp 41-2. 
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