Carved stone ball. Roughly the size of a tennis ball. Brown, coarse stone ball with six small squarish flat knobs arranged equidistant to each other.

Title

Carved stone ball. Roughly the size of a tennis ball. Brown, coarse stone ball with six small squarish flat knobs arranged equidistant to each other.

Identifier

ABDUA:17806

Description

A large carved stone ball, type: 11, probably made of granite. Found at Skelmuir, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire at the end of the 19th century. The ball has six large knobs but the space between them is much larger than in other balls with six knobs, which gives it an unusual profile.

Date

Early: -2900 Late: -1800 Period: LNEO EBA

Format

stone granite ?, carved, Dia: 101 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Skelmuir Old Deer Aberdeenshire

Source

Field Collector: Henderson,J.C Mr
Field Collection Date: 1894

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Henderson, J.C. trustees

UUID

b963ae4b-ed45-4036-ad72-c0c9e5786bc7