Summary

Oval brooch with textile imprint on reverse, from Clibberswick, Shetland, 9th century

Accession Number

X.IL 223

Other references

Original description

VIKING PERIOD. Oval, bowl-shaped brooch, Shetland. Lerwick Collection.

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

Lerwick Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Clibberswick, Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1882

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Lerwick Collection

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Vendor

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