Summary

Pottery sherd, rim, base and wall, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 7

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. Many sherds from the rim, wall and base of a substantial pot of rather tall narrow proportions, but which cannot be reconstructed with any confidence. About half the rim survives, expanded with an internal bevel, decorated by coarse whipped cord, in herringbone on the bevel and slanting nicks on the outer edge. The neck is at least 80 mm deep, separated from the body by a cordon. Horizontal lines of whipped cord decorate the neck, cordon, and upper part of the body where they are overlaid by a line of chevrons, below which are jabs by a square-ended tool forming herringbone; the wall just above the base is undecorated. Rather friable dark fabric, tempered with large grits and breaking along the building rings, brown-grey slipped surfaces. Layers 13, 15 and 20. Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare, H G; PSAS, 11

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)

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Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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