Fragment of a crosier

A crosier is a bishop's or abbot's crook. This fragment of the head of a cast bronze crosier is said to have been found in the ruins of a church at Hoddam near Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire. It dates from the 11th century.

The fragment is decorated with dragonesque ornamentation.

Hoddom was an important early Christian monastic site, associated with St Mungo and St Kentigern.

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Online ID:	000-100-000-324-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.KC 3
Date:	11th century
Material:	Bronze with enamelling
Dimensions:	155 x 160 mm
What:	Crosier head / portion
Subject:	Pastoral staves (NMAS Classification)
Who:	C.K. Sharpe
Where:	Scotland, Dumfriesshire, Hoddam
Event:
Description:	Portion of the head of a bronze crosier with enamelled dragonesque ornamentation, associated with St Fillan, from Hoddam, Dumfriesshire
References:	Michelli, P.E., 'Four Scottish Crosiers and their relation to the Irish Tradition'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland 116, 1986, 375-392.
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