Summary

Pottery / food vessel / upper part / lower wall / sherd, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 2

Other references

Original description

The finds from excavations at Ardnave, Islay carried out in 1979 - 80 under the direction of Dr J N G Ritchie and Mr H G Welfare. Pottery. Sherds comprising most of the upper part of a food vessel with everted, internally bevelled rim, and a groove interupted by stops (probably originally six in all) at the shoulder; also one wall sherd broken at the junction with the base, the outer surface much damaged. Incised decoration rather roughly executed, finer firmer lines forming chevrons on the rim bevel, light nicks across the rim edge, multiple chevrons on the neck and body, a line below the shoulder. Hard dark fabric heavily gritted with relatively small grits, brown slip outside. Layers 13 & 15. Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 113 (1983), pp 302 - 306, figs 8 - 10.

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)

Ardnave, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

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Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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