Accession No
1951.1057
Description
Fragment of pottery bearing a scalloped design and yellow glaze on both surfaces (buffware). Also two flints and a beach pebble with splashes of glaze as though the glazing of pottery had taken place on the spot
Place
Europe; British Isles; Scotland; Argyll and Bute; Kerrera; Ardentrive
Period
Medieval Post Medieval
Source
Lethbridge, Thomas Charles [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1951.1057
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint; Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Smaller flint marked in blue ink: '25 RAISED BEACH'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Collected by T.C. Lethbridge from a small rock shelter on the top of the 25 ft raised beach.
Event Date 1945
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Scott, L. (1951). 'The Colonisation of Scotland in the Second Millennium B.C.' Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 17(1). p. 73
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (CMS Description)
Fragment of pottery bearing a scalloped design and yellow glaze on both surfaces (buffware). Also two flints and a beach pebble with splashes of glaze as though the glazing of pottery had taken place on the spot
Event Date 3/4/1992
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Pottery is not Roman, but instead appears, Medieval or later
Event Date 8/5/2002
Author: Imogen Gunn
FM:41098
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