Summary

Pottery / bipartite vessel / rim / base / body / sherd, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 3

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 making up the complete profile of a bipartite vessel with pronounced shoulder; three rimsherds survive, of which one is much weathered, but the largest joins a group of sherds reconstructed to form most of the base and parts of the body. The internal bevel is decorated with transverse incised lines; on the neck and upper part of the body very lightly channelled lines slant in opposite directions on either side of the carination, but, on sone of the sherds, the lines are set almost vertical below the shoulder. Hard, compact, gritty black fabric, remains of a slip on outer surface. Rimsherds: Bank material of Period 2 derived from Period 1. Body and base sherds: Blown sand just outside the top of the house wall in Section F - Q. Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 113 (1983), pp 302 - 366, figsome

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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