NMS Archaeology Object 14455: H.HY 140 - Playing piece


Description

Summary


Bone playing piece decorated on both sides with seven dot and double circle ornament and incised oblique lines around the edge, from Urquhart Castle, 13th - 17th century


Accession Number


H.HY 140


Other references

HAAQ Register Number
NMAS Loan Number
H.1955.912
Q.L.1923.140

Original description

Urquhart Castle. [One of] Collection of relics found during the restoration of the Castle by H.M. Office of Works - see Register for 1923 pp.53-63 and Loan register 1923. 5-140. PSAS 112, 1982, 465-476. Bone playing piece decorated on both sides with seven 'dot and double-circle' ornament and incised oblique lines around the edge. SD note, November 1999: Upgraded from PSAS.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1955-06-03

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Seafield Trustees
MacKenzie, Innes and Logan [Melville Street, Edinburgh]

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor
Agent

Image

Image of Bone playing piece decorated on both sides with seven dot and double circle ornament and incised oblique lines around the edge, from Urquhart Castle, 13th - 17th century © National Museums Scotland
Image of Bone playing piece decorated on both sides with seven dot and double circle ornament and incised oblique lines around the edge, from Urquhart Castle, 13th - 17th century © National Museums Scotland

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