Summary

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

Accession Number

X.HRB 14

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.e. Pottery. A number of sherds from the rim, body and base of a fairly large pot, the rim expanded with internal bevel, a slight cordon above a shallow groove around the body (on some sherds a faint groove above the cordon). Decoration is by whipped cord impressions and hemispherical depressions: short transverse impressions along each side of the bevel and another slanting row along the outer edge of the rim; horizontal lines on the body interupted by more or less vertical gaps mostly with a vertical row of depressions; slanting lines on the cordon. Heavily gritted dark fabric with slipped surfaces dark brown to buff. (Note: the reconstruction of the pot shows only the most likely relationship of the largest surviving pieces. Irregularities prevent prevent precise measurement [...]). Ritchie, J N G, and Welfare.

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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