RecordBrooch (back)found at Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney
Brooch (back)This large silver brooch was found at Skaill at Sandwick in Orkney, and is part of the largest Viking Age silver hoard found in Scotland. It was clearly meant for ostentatious display of wealth and status. This picture shows the back of the brooch. The terminals are decorated on this side with incised decoration in geometric patterns. The pinhead has a cinquefoil clearly made with a compass, and obscured by a casting flaw. The terminals are decorated with a fret pattern. Although the brambling decoration on the other side of the terminals links this brooch to a group within the Skaill hoard, the decoration on this side is very different in design and layout from the others. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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