Summary

Conical shield boss of iron, in three pieces, from a Viking boat burial at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 875 - 925 AD

Accession Number

X.IL 762

Other references

Original description

[MOS List, Movement, II.3.2, September 1997]. [One of] Scales and weights (with rest of grave assemblage), Kiloran Bay (scales = IL 774/1, 775/1, 776; weights = IL 777-83). [MOS List, Death, II.5.1, 31.1.98. AS note, 16.2.98.]. IL 762/1-3: Iron shield boss in three pieces; 1 is principal piece. Updated from SCRAN full data set, December 1998. SD note, July 1999: Edited from SCRAN full data set. [Loan description - Q.L.1924.5] [One of] Objects included in Collection from Viking Grave, Colonsay:- Iron Umbo of Shield, not complete. [Loan description - Q.L.1924.6] [One of] Objects included in Collection from Viking Grave, Colonsay:- Remains of smaller Iron Umbo.

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)

Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1898

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Lord Strathcona

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Vendor

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