Torc. Fragments of a gold torc, an open ring formed from a twisted ribbon of gold creating a tight spiral. There is a hook at the end of one fragment.
Gold torc, ribbon type, with bar terminals, broken in two places. Weight: 11.4 gms. Museum's 'slip catalogue': 'turned up by the plough in urquhart, East of Elgin. Armlet ... dug up in the Law Hill East of Urquhart parish where 37 or 40 turned up in 1857.' The 'Law' is a large barrow.
Field Collector: Forbes,Mansfield.D Field Collection Date: 1857
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Law Farm Urquhart Morayshire
Pin heads. Six ball shaped black objects, smooth and glossy with some cracks, and holes on the bottoms, which are slightly flattened. They are about the size of a large marble.
Nine globular pin-heads, in shale. One with part of an iron pin. One of the pin-heads appears to be a nut or gall. Six pin-heads are on display (December 2001). Found when trenching land on Hill of Crichie, Aberdeenshire (February 1856) along with three complete and one incomplete pin-heads, and bronze Don terret and ferrule for spear, all of which are preserved in British Museum.
Field Collector: Chalmers,J.H Field Collection Date: 1856
stone shale metal iron, carved bored, Dia: 36 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Crichie Kintore Aberdeenshire
Crusie mould. A large round lump of stone with a deep leaf shaped depression in it, and the date 1745 carved into it.
Water rounded boulder, carved to make a crusie mould, type: long-nosed crusie. The date 1745 is carved on either side of the mould. Inscription: 1745
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Skene Aberdeenshire
Axe head and chisel mould. A block of sandstone with axe head and bar shaped depressions on the sides.
Flat axe mould. Shape: tabular with 9 matrices (using all faces of the stone). Found while ploughing on the South face of Foudland Hill, Insch.
stone sandstone Old Red Sandstone, carved, L: 210 mm W: 176 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Foudland Insch Aberdeenshire
Stone from above cist with central countersunk perforation, not symmetrical, possible groove (ring-mark?) around part of circumference of hole on one side. Was found at the Upper Mains of Catterline, Kinneff, Kincardine.
stone, carved perforated, L: 680 mm W: 540 mm Th: 90 mm. | Dia (hole): 70
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Upper Mains Catterline Kinneff Kincardineshire
Urn with grave goods. Large earthenware urn with incised cross hatched decoration, and flint flakes, clay pin heads, a stone pendant and a bone toggle.
Cordoned urn (with two low mouldings or cordons). The collar area (above one of the cordons) and internal bevelled rim are decorated with comb-impression cross-hatching. Found, protected by a small cist, at Seggiecrook, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire on 13th March 1907. The urn contained cremated human bone, a bead or toggle and several clay pinheads.
Field Collector: Leith.Hay,C.E.N Mr Field Collection Date: 16/10/1904
clay fired clay pottery, H(urn): 242 mm Dia(rim): 182 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Seggiecrook Kennethmont Aberdeenshire
Pendant amulet. A small, flat rounded rectangular piece of beige stone with a circular hole drilled in one end.
Perforated. Was found at Drumdurno Farm, Pittodrie, Pitcaple, Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire.
stone sandstone, carved perforated, L: 50 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Drumdurno Farm Pittoddrie Chapel of Garioch Aberdeenshire