Summary

Pottery food vessel rim, neck and shoulder sherd, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 4

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. Four sherds from the rim, neck and shoulder of a food vessel. The internal bevel of the rim decorated with comb impressions in a herringbone pattern, a row of triangular impressions on the outer edge of the rim, herringbone comb impressions on the neck, the shoulder defined by two rows of triangular impressions, slanting lines (probably of herringbone) below. Grey, heavily gritted fabric, partly scorched red, slip outside. Layer 24. Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 113 (1983), pp 302 - 366, 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

Image

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