NMS Archaeology Object 132437: X.ET 73 - Human skull
Description
Summary
Human skull fragments, from a Viking boat burial at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, 875 - 925 AD
Accession Number
X.ET 73
Other references
| Queen Street Loan Number | Q.L.1924.1 1898 p. 125 |
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Original description
HUMAN CRANIA FROM EARLY GRAVES. Lower jaw and portions of another, from Vikings Grave, Colonsay, Galloway Coll., Purchased 1898. [Loan description - Q.L.1924.1] [One of] Objects included in Collection from Viking Grave, Colonsay:- Portion of a human skeleton, including parts of the cranium, limb bones, etc.
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)
Kiloran Bay, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1898
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Lord Strathcona
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Vendor
Image
None
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 38173 | COLONSAY, KILORAN BAY - COLONSAY AND ORONSAY - INHUMATION (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), SHIP BURIAL (VIKING) | Definite | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.ET 73 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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