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from Westness, Rousay, Orkney

Postcard of Pin.
000-666-601-586-C
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Pin

This bronze pin was found in a Viking woman's grave which was eroding into the sea at Westness on Rousay in Orkney. She was buried with a range of grave goods, including tools for producing textiles and personal ornaments, sometime between 850 and 950.

The ringed pin is decorated on its head with stamped ornament. It has a movable ring at one end to which some thread would have been attached. The other end of the thread would have been looped over the tip of the pin to stop it from slipping out of the garment.

Ringed pins are a type of dress pin, often with decoration on the heads. They are an Irish type of pin which was adopted by Vikings, especially those living in western Europe. Examples occur in bronze and silver.


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Online ID: 000-666-601-586-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Date: Between 850 and 950
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