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Wire ribbon (Fragment)
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From Croy, Inverness-shire
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This plaited silver wire ribbon was found at Croy in Inverness-shire in a hoard consisting primarily of Pictish jewellery, together with a balance beam, buried between 800 and 900.
The ribbon was made by circular plaiting with continuous wire (trichinopoly technique).
Trichinopoly chains are distinctive, and known from Anglo-Saxon, Irish, Viking and Pictish contexts. The technique is known from 8th century Irish metalwork, and surviving examples were probably produced in workshops around the Irish Sea.
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- Online ID: 000-100-036-215-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland X.FC 25
- Date: Between 800 and 900
- Material: Silver; knitted
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- What: Ornament / portion
- Subject:
- Who: James Shearer (Possible finder)
- Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Croy
- Event:
- Description: Portion of silver knitted ornament from Croy, Inverness-shire
- References:
- Graham-Campbell, James. The Viking-age gold and silver of Scotland (AD 850-1100). Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, 1995, pp 4, 30-1, 156.
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