Hunterian Museum Object 118242: GLAHM:B.1914.693 - PENNANULAR BROOCH, Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney


Description

Description
terminal of brooch, penannular (replica); The Skaill hoard, found in 1858 in Orkney, contained 15lbs of silver comprising nine brooches, 14 necklets, 27 armlets and an assortment of ingots and silver fragments. There were also a number of Anglo-Saxon and Arabic coins. The original objects from this hoard are in the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1914.693
Object Name/Type(s)
pennanular brooch
Material
metal; pewter

Dimensions

Height
None recorded.
Width
None recorded.

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
None recorded.
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr Andrew Henderson Bishop (Donor) 1914

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