Summary

Pottery wall sherd, from Ardnave, Islay, Argyll

Accession Number

X.HRB 13

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. Wall sherd with a slight horizontal cordon. Decorated by wide channelled lines forming a broad band of herringbone above and below the cordon, and two horizontal lines immediately below the cordon; also shell-edge impressions across the cordon, and in roughly horizontal lines near the lower edge. Fabric similar to 5 [HRB 3] but including larger grits, the outer surface pink-buff. Bank material of Period 2 - derived from Period 1. 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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