NMS Archaeology Object 395316: X.IL 159 C - Bucket handle
Description
Summary
Circular rod which extended from the uppermost animal head on the circular mount to the back of the bucket, forming a bucket handle loop, from Kildonnan, Eigg
Accession Number
X.IL 159 C
Other references
| Not recorded | 1878 |
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Original description
VIKING PERIOD. [IL 159] Part of buckle of brass, found near Chapel of St Donnan. KJD notes, Registration data reads '1878, 1882'. [MOS information, JAS, 7.10.98]. Kildonnan bucket mount fragments and sheet bindings (IL 159). The curving rod which would have extended from the uppermost animal head on the circular mount to the back of the bucket, forming a bucket handle loop. [IL 159 C].
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)
Kildonnan, Eigg, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1878
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Donor
Image
None
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland HER MonUID: MHG14373 | Burial - Crois Mhor, Eigg | Possible | |
| Highland HER MonUID: MHG3968 | Cairns - Kildonnan, Eigg | Possible | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.IL 159 C | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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