from Ospisdale, Sutherland
000-100-043-850-C
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X-ray, of brooch
This is an x-ray of a gilt brass oval brooch found at Ospisdale in Sutherland. It is a type worn by Scandinavian women between 900 and 1000, and may be from a grave whose other contents were lost or not recovered.
Like many oval brooches of the period, this example was made from two shells. The x-ray shows the decorative silver wire which was threaded through the openwork outer shell. The rivet holes for the four missing knobs are also visible.
X-ray analysis and scientific examination allow us to reconstruct many details which are not visible due to the construction of the object or subsequent corrosion.
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000-100-043-850-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland X.IL 377 |
| Date: |
10th century
Between 900 and 1000
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| Material: |
Oval
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| What: |
Brooch
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| Where: |
Scotland, Sutherland, Ospisdale
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| Description: |
Oval Viking brooch with faint textile imprints on reverse, from Ospisdale, 10th century
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| References: |
- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 68, 146.
- Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, pp 17-8.
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