Image of Quigrich or crosier head of St. Fillan of Glendochart, of by Celtic

Quigrich or crosier head of St. Fillan of Glendochart, of Irish or West Highland type,...

IMAGE number: MSC3822544
Image title: Quigrich or crosier head of St. Fillan of Glendochart, of Irish or West Highland type, late 11th or early 12th century (bronze & niello)
Artist: Celtic
Location: National Museums Scotland
Medium: bronze and niello

Image description: Bronze with bands ornamented with niello. Associated with Fillan, who according to tradition was an early-medieval abbot who settled in Glendochart in Perthshire. A crozier is a staff of office usually surmounted by a crook, which represents the pastoral authority of a bishop, symbolising their role as the shepherd of their ‘flock’.
Photo credit: Photo: National Museums Scotland / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: decoration / medieval / metalwork / staff / crozier / bronze

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