Summary

Body sherd, possibly Medieval pottery, one of a collection of miscellaneous surface finds from Traprain Law, East Lothian

Accession Number

X.1994.4.23

Other references

Original description

[One of] Miscellaneous surface finds from Traprain Law (GV 1563-1586). DB 1993/22. ORF: IDENTIFICATION - Classification Number: X.GV 1563-1586. Other numbers: ARCH DB 1993/22. Object Name: Collection of miscellaneous surface finds from Traprain Law, East Lothian. Description: Surface collection of material from the western slopes and the area around the trig point on Traprain Law. X.1994.4.1- X.1994.4.19 (X.GV 1563 – X.GV 1581) from western slopes: X.1994.4.1 (X.GV 1563): rim sherd (Iron Age pottery). X.1994.4.2 (X.GV 1564): wall sherd (Iron Age Pottery). X.1994.4.3 (X.GV 1565): wall sherd (Iron Age Pottery). X.1994.4.4 (X.GV 1566): wall sherd (Iron Age Pottery). X.1994.4.5 (X.GV 1567): fragment of fired clay/?potsherd . X.1994.4.6 (X.GV 1568): sherd of engraved Roman glass. X.1994.4.7 (X.GV 1569): sherd of modern glass. X.1994.4.8 (X.GV 1570): fragment of D-section “jet” armlet. X.1994.4.9 (X.GV 1571): rim and wall sherd of crucible. X.1994.4.10 (X.GV 1572): rim sherd (Iron Age pottery). X.1994.4.11 (X.GV 1573): rim sherd (Iron Age pottery). X.1994.4.12 (X.GV 1574): wall sherd (Iron Age Pottery). X.1994.4.13 (X.GV 1575): wall sherd (Iron Age Pottery). X.1994.4.14 (X.GV 1576): wall sherd of ?Roman Pottery. X.1994.4.15 (X.GV 1577): one fragment of fired clay. X.1994.4.16 (X.GV 1578): molten glass droplet (highly corroded). X.1994.4.17 (X.GV 1579): stone disc, worked to edge all around. X.1994.4.18 (X.GV 1580): worked stone fragment. X.1994.4.19 (X.GV 1581): worked stone fragment. X.1994.4.20 - X.1994.4.24 (X.GV 1582 – X.GV 1586) from summit. X.1994.4.20 (X.GV 1582): rim sherd (Medieval Pottery?). X.1994.4.21 (X.GV 1583): rim sherd (Medieval Pottery?). X.1994.4.22 (X.GV 1584): body sherd (Medieval Pottery?). X.1994.4.23 (X.GV 1585): body sherd (Medieval Pottery?). X.1994.4.24 (X.GV 1586): lump of melted vitreous material, possibly enamel. FIELD COLLECTION - Place: Traprain Law, Prestonkirk, East Lothian. Grid Reference: NT 581 746. Method: Surface finds. Circumstances of Discovery / Notes: Surface collection of material from the western slopes and the summit area around the trig point on Traprain Law. Registered / Completed By: Trevor Cowie. Date: June 2006.

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)

Traprain Law, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1994

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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