Hunterian Museum Object 105790: GLAHM:B.1914.581 - WEIGHT, Firth Parish, Orkney


Description

Description
Egg-shaped stone weight, with a perforated loop on the top. Interpreted by Euan MacKie as probably a counterweight for a bronze scales.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1914.581
Object Name/Type(s)
weight
Material
stone

Dimensions

Height
None recorded.
Width
None recorded.

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
Taylor, S
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Firth Parish, Orkney, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr Andrew Henderson Bishop (Donor) 1914

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