Summary

Silver pin ornamented with a beaded margin round a plain circle enclosing a pattern formed by four painted ovals end to end, from Talnotrie, Kirkcudbrightshire, 9th century

Accession Number

X.FC 202

Other references

Original description

PERSONAL ORNAMENTS, &C. [One of a] Pair of silver Pins, ornamented on the obverse, with a beaded margin round a plain circle enclosing a pattern formed by 4 painted ovals end to end, their inner outlines forming a quadrant with concave side. Talnotrie, Kirkcudbrightshire. Updated from SCRAN full data set, December 1998.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Talnotrie, Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1913

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Right Honourable Sir H.E. Maxwell, Bart

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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