NMS Archaeology Object 7217: X.MP 364 - Basket
Description
Summary
Wicker basket, bag-shaped, found in a peat moss at Esha Ness, Northmaven, Shetland
Accession Number
X.MP 364
Other references
| WL Classification Number WL Classification Number Queen Street Register | W.MP 364 W.VA 1 VIII.19.1 |
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Original description
[MP 364] Wicker creel, bag-shaped, 1 foot 2 inches in height, 10inches in longest diameter at the mouth, found in a peat moss at Eshaness, Northmavine, Shetland, 2 1/2 feet below the present surface level and 5 to 6 feet below the original level of the ground. [MoS description - X.MP 364 & X.1997.1011] Fruits of the wild. Gathering. Baskets. (1) Wicker basket and modern reconstruction, Esha Ness. 337 - 607 AD.
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)
Esha Ness, Northmaven, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe
Grid reference
Not recorded
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1919
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Not recorded
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Not recorded
Image
None
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
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| NMS Accession Number: X.MP 364 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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