NMS Archaeology Object 154515: X.HD 1189 - Piece / steatite


Description

Summary


Two flat piece of steatite, smoothed outside, furrowed inside


Accession Number


X.HD 1189


Other references

Not recordedND

Original description

COLLECTIONS FROM EARTH-HOUSES, HUT-CIRCLES &c. Labelled Kames of Isbister - presumably from Fethaland, Shetland. Two flat pieces of steatite .4" thick, smoothed outside, furrowed inside.

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)

Fethaland, Northmaven, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1905

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Honourable J. Abercromby

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None

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