Bressay Stone

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Pictish stone
gptkbp:currentLocation Shetland Museum, Lerwick
gptkbp:date 8th-9th century
gptkbp:depicts human figure
beast
mirror and comb symbol
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1852
gptkbp:features gptkb:center
gptkb:Pictish_symbols
Ogham inscription
gptkbp:foundIn St. Mary's Church, Cullingsburgh, Bressay
gptkbp:height approx. 16 inches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bressay Stone
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Ogham
gptkbp:location Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:significance important example of Pictish art in Shetland
gptkbp:width approx. 9 inches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isle_of_Bressay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6