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Pot leg

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from Eigg, Inner Hebrides

Postcard of Pot leg.
000-100-043-705-C
© National Museums Scotland

Pot leg

This medieval bronze leg of a large pot was found near the remains of a Viking grave mound on Eigg in the Inner Hebrides. It dates much later than the burial, and has become mixed up with the grave goods when the mound was levelled.

The pot would have stood on the pointed end. It had cast ribs for added strength.


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Online ID: 000-100-043-705-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.IL 158
Date: Between the 13th and 17th century
Material: Brass, solid; massive foot
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What: Pot / portion
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Who:
Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, Eigg
Event:
Description: Portion of a brass pot, from Eigg
References:
  • Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, p 84. 
  • Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, p 66. 
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