from Clibberswick, Unst, Shetland
Add to albumThis brass oval brooch was found with its pair and a bronze trefoil brooch in a Norse woman's grave at Clibberswick on Unst in Shetland, together with some glass beads and a plain silver bracelet which are now lost. The burial dates from between 850 and 900.
The brooch is a type made in the 8th and 9th centuries in Scandinavia. It is worn, and was presumably brought from Scandinavia as a personal possession.
Viking women, especially those coming from a Norwegian home or background, were buried with a wide array of goods. These often included personal ornaments, especially the distinctive oval brooches, tools and household equipment.
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- Online ID: 000-000-099-731-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
Kiloran Bay Viking Burial (multimedia essay)
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.IL 222
- Date: 9th century
Between 850 and 900
- Material: Oval; bowl-shaped; textile remains around pin
Brooch
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- What: Brooch
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- Who: Lerwick Collection
- Where: Scotland, Shetland, Unst, Haroldswick, Clibberswick
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- Description: Oval brooch with textile remains around pin, from Clibberswick, Shetland, 9th century
- References:
- Graham-Campbell, James and Batey, Colleen E. Vikings in Scotland. An Archaeological Survey. Edinburgh: University Press, 1998, pp 64, 153-4.
- 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. 103-5.
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