Summary

Fragment of sewn birch bark body cover from a timber coffin, from Oban, Argyll, 2040 - 1740 B.C.

Accession Number

X.EQ 192

Other references

Original description

COLLECTIONS FROM SEPULCHRAL DEPOSITS: Portion of covering of pieces of birch bark sewn together, found in wooden coffin at Oban.

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)

Oban, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1885

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Dr Robert Munro

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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