Summary

Bronze kidney-shaped polyhedral-headed pin, with a band of incised chevron lines on each face, from Garvard, Colonsay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.IL 798

Other references

Original description

Bronze kidney-ringed polyhedral-headed pin; ring cast with head; the ring has a band of incised chevron lines on each face, terminating in triangular motifs at each side; on one side of the polyhedral head, there is brambled ornament, also present on the four faces at the head of the shank, while on the other side there are two lentoid motifs at right angles forming a 'duplex' of Norse type; shank slightly bent towards tip but otherwise in excellent condition, circular in section; slight beading where shank meets head. Argyll / Colonsay / Garvard / NGR: NR 360 914. Found by the donor in the course of fieldwork in the sand dunes at Sithean Mor at the head of Traigh nam Barc at a point c 700m WNW of Garvard. Copper alloy. 96 mm L overall.

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)

Sithean Mor, Garvard, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1981

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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