Hoard

These silver objects are part of a hoard from Burray in Orkney, which contained over 140 items of bullion and approximately a dozen coins, deposited in a wooden bowl. It is the second largest Viking Age hoard from Scotland.

The Burray hoard consists of complete and cut up objects, particularly bracelets of a distinctive Scottish form, known as 'ring-money'. Five of the six surviving coins are from Anglo-Saxon England, and one is from Germany.

In the Viking world, silver and, to a lesser extent, gold were used as a medium of exchange, weighed on balances. Any type of silver, complete objects or hacksilver, was valid as bullion. Much of the silver was nicked and bent to test its purity.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-609-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.IL 267
Date:	997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD 997 - 1010 AD Deposited around 997 and 1010
Material:	Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; small straight bar Silver; twisted strands with hooked ends
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What:	Coin / portion Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, arm Ring, neck
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Where:	Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray Scotland, Orkney, Burray
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Description:	Three coins and portions of three others from the Burray hoard Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Silver arm ring from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD Neck ring of twisted silver strands from the Burray hoard, 997 - 1010 AD
References:	Graham-Campbell, James. The Viking-age gold and silver of Scotland (AD 850-1100), 1995, pp. 51-2, 131-41.
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