Sheila Fleet Orkney Designer Jewellery From Scotland
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BIRSAY DISC in Silver or Gold
This collection is derived from a small lead disc found on the Brough of Birsay in Orkney.
The Brough, a small tidal island supported a thriving metalwork industry from the 7th to the late 8th century.
A rich array of brooches, rings and dresspins were found; jewellery for the prosperous Pictish community on the Orkney Mainland.
Sheila feels the shapes suggest a triskele of porpoise like figures swirling around in sea form spirals; this interprets handsomely into a powerful collection of jewellery.
The Brough, a small tidal island supported a thriving metalwork industry from the 7th to the late 8th century.
A rich array of brooches, rings and dresspins were found; jewellery for the prosperous Pictish community on the Orkney Mainland.
Sheila feels the shapes suggest a triskele of porpoise like figures swirling around in sea form spirals; this interprets handsomely into a powerful collection of jewellery.