NMS Archaeology Object 384532: X.1997.443 - Tessera
Description
Summary
Byzantine glass mosaic tessera with gold leaf, from Dunadd, Argyll
Accession Number
X.1997.443
Other references
None
Original description
[MOS Provisional List, Display, II.4.5, October 1997]. Material acquired from Scandinavia (early or possibly pre-Viking(?) contact): Byzantine glass mosaic tessera with gold leaf. Dunadd. PK note: Provisional 1997 register number allocated to MOS object. AS note, 11.12.97: cut out "imported from Scandinavia" [words in title].
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)
Dunadd, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1997
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Not recorded
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Not recorded
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Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 39564 | DUNADD - KILMICHAEL GLASSARY - CUP MARKED ROCK (PREHISTORIC), FORT (EARLY MEDIEVAL), OGHAM INSCRIBED ROCK (EARLY MEDIEVAL), WELL (PERIOD UNKNOWN), CARVED STONE BALL (NEOLITHIC) | Definite | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.1997.443 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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