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Bucket mounts (fragments)

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from Eigg, Inner Hebrides

Postcard of Bucket mounts (fragments).
000-000-099-718-C
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Bucket mounts (fragments)

These fragments of bronze bucket mounts were found in a Viking grave mound on Eigg in the Inner Hebrides, together with a splendid Viking sword hilt and whetstone. The mounts date from the ninth century.

One of the mounts has the remains of a ring with two small animal head attachments.

Bronze covered buckets were made in Ireland, Northumbria and probably Scotland. They are found in some wealthy Scandinavian graves, and were clearly prized possessions and status symbols. They were probably used for serving drink.


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Online ID: 000-000-099-718-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 159
Date: 9th century
Material: Brass
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What: Buckle / portion
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Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Eigg, Chapel of St Donan
Event:
Description: Part of a brass buckle, found near the Chapel of St Donan, Eigg
References:
  • Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, p 84. 
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