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
Field Collection Date: 1894
Type
Physical Object
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Henderson, J.C. trustees
UUID
b963ae4b-ed45-4036-ad72-c0c9e5786bc7