Balladoole Viking Boat Burial Shield Hand-Grip
Date made: Viking
Description: The iron hand-grip (boss is 1966-0372/02a) of a shield, the wood has perished. Hollow and semi-circular in section, the hand-grip (now in pieces) would have originally been decorated with diagonal lines.
See 1966-0372/0001 - /00034 for associated finds
Measurements: c.400mm
Materials: iron
Date found: 1945
Object name: shield
Collection: Archaeology Collection
ID number: 1966-0372/02b