Object number1992.022.141
DescriptionBrooch from the Viking boat burial at Scar, Sanday (also known as Quoy Banks).
Equal-armed brooch. The brooch is made from copper alloy and is mercury gilded, giving it the appearance of gold. It is a highly decorated brooch, featuring characteristically early Viking art styles. The brooch was one of the personal possessions of the woman buried in at Scar.
Production periodViking
Collection PlaceScar, Sanday
Object nameBrooch
Object categoryExcavation assemblage