Fragment of a crosier

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KC 3
• Date: 11th century
  
• Material: Bronze with enamelling
  Crosier head / portion
  
• 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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