Summary

Belt ring of cannel coal, probably from a quiver belt, from a cist near Craigiehall, Perthshire, 2300 - 1600 BC

Accession Number

X.FN 123

Other references

Original description

Beads & Rings of Jet, Stone, &c. Ring, square in section, from a cist near Craigiehall, Perthshire. Duns Coll. [MoS description] Fruits of the wild. Hunting - prestige and sport. Prestige and sport hunting, 4th to 2nd millenium BC. (6) Belt ring, near Craigiehall. 2300 - 1600 BC. [for holding the quiver in place]. [Scran caption - X.FN 123, X.EQ 133] These two objects are archery equipment. The cannel coal belt ring from near Craigiehall in Perthshire was probably from a quiver belt, while the stone wristguard from Fyrish at Evanton in Ross-shire protected the archer's wrists from the bowstring. The belt ring is circular, with complex holes in one side for attaching it to a belt. The other end of the belt would have passed through it. The wristguard would have been attached to a leather strap, fixing it to the wrist. Date: Belt ring: between 2300 and 1600 BC; wristguard: between 2300 and 1800 BC. Material: Cannel coal; Stone. Dimensions: Length of wristguard: 11.4 cm.

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

Duns Collection

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Craigiehall, Perthshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1903

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Duns Collection

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Vendor

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