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Spoon
Spoon made of horn, handle tapered & grooved.
Comb
Small, dark, tortoise-shell comb.
Comb. made from tortoiseshell with large teeth spaced wide apart. The handle consists of a curved rectangular panel and is ornately decorated with inlaid copper. A fine honeycomb pattern runs along the edges, with interlacing diamonds, and crosses and stars in the middle. Small circles of inlaid mother of pearl run along the diamonds and between the arms of the crosses.
Comb made of tortoise-shell, with inlaid decoration of small circles & large diamonds on the crown.
Roofing Lead
Piece of roofing lead from Coull Castle. Part of a collection of 'medieval relics from Coull Castle'.
Jews Harp
Jews' harp.
Quaich Cup
Quaich, drinking-cup, wood with twelve staves and two handles, upper part of handles covered in silver, one marked with JT, the other MM.
Inscription: mounts on handles: JT MM
Inscription: mounts on handles: JT MM
Cup. A lump of brown rock with black veins, with a cup shaped hollow carved out.
Cup in steatite, roughly triangular in shape with unperforated handle. Has staining from its use as a lamp. See also ABDUA 17419, one of a pair from a defended settlement on Damil Hill at Asloon, Alford. The Statistical Account says that the…
Fleams
Set of four fleams and one hook in a brass case. Case decoration: linear & dog-tooth design.
Inscription: PROCTOR S
Inscription: PROCTOR S
Fleams
Set of fleams in brass case.
Quaich Cup
Silver quaich, drinking-cup, two handles. Initials engraved on each handle, one HG, the other IT.
Inscription: lugs: HG IT
Inscription: lugs: HG IT