Four decorated antler mounts and a stone 'egg' amulet from Bu Sands, Burray, Orkney
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11007998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fraser Hunter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Pages | 319-336 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-1564 • E-ISSN: 2056-743X |
| Publisher | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.9750/psas.123.319.336 |
| OpenAlex | W207236733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Four decorated antler mounts found at Bu Sands in 1990 are described. Relevant parallels are studied, from which a Roman or early Anglo--Saxon date is proposed, with manufacture in southern Britain. Consideration of the evidence for Orcadian contacts at this time suggests a late Roman date is most likely and that the mounts ornamented a box which arrived in Orkney as a prestige gift in the third or fourth century AD. An Appendix (331--3) describes a find of a stone `egg' amulet of the first few centuries AD from the same site and discusses similar amulets
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| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |