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Mount of silver gilt

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found on St Ninian's Isle, Dunrossness, Shetland

Mount of silver gilt
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This silver gilt mount is one of three mounts found in a hoard of Pictish metalwork on St Ninian's Isle at Dunrossness in Shetland. The hoard was buried on the site of an early Christian church sometime between 750 and 825. Its function is unknown.

The cone-shaped mount is decorated with four arched fields of alternating interlace and animal decoration. At the peak is an area of spiral ornamentation.

The metalwork found in the St Ninian's Isle treasure shows the skill and accomplishment of Pictish craftsmen. Some of the decorative motifs, such as those on the mounts, can be paralleled on contemporary Pictish stones.

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