Summary

Pottery rim sherd, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 6

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. Rimsherd with internal bevel; decorated with shell-edge impressions, transversely across the bevel, a row of nearly vertical impressions along the outer edge of the rim with a horizontal line below, scattered nearly vertical impressions on the body; also two grooves and traces of a third below the rim. Coarse dark grey fabric, brown slip outside. Unstratified. 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

Not recorded

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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