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Paddle. The end of a wooden paddle, covered in numerous small cracks.
Paddle, from lake dwelling, Loch Kinnord.
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.
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…
Urn. Large earthenware urn, about half a metre tall. The base is much smaller than the opening, giving it a rough conical shape. The body flares out and contracts again near the rim. The inner rim is decorated with punched dots, the outer rim and upper body is decorated with a sculpted wavy pattern with rows of incised diagonal lines in alternate directions.
Cinerary urn, found in parish of Skene, containing calcined bone and pieces of charcoal. Urn is decorated at neck with a wavy line and hatched pattern.
Pin
Loose ring-headed pin, pin shape: flat (end). Two pins found together, close to or within the hut circles on Culblean Hill in united parishes of GlenMuick, Tullich & Glengairn. Fanning (1983) states that such pins are 'shroud fasteners'. Also that…
Grave slab. A large rectangular block of grey stone, about two feet tall. Carved in relief is a Celtic cross and a pair of shears.
Sandstone slab with relief decoration of a ring-head cross on a stepped base, and a pair of shears on right hand side.
Bone toggle. A small toggle made of bone. One end has broken off.
Calcined, broken, bobbin-shaped bead with central perforation. A collared urn was found by Leslie Mutch, the 9 year old son of Mr and Mrs Mutch who farmed the Mains of Carnousie. Contents of the urn included this broken bead or toggle, some pieces…
Bead. A small pale blue star shaped bead with six points and a hole in the centre, made of a rough ceramic like material.
Shape: 6-pointed star.
Pin heads. Three small, roughly cylindrical objects made of orange ceramic with holes running through the centre.
Excavated from an eroding bank behind steading at NJ943547. The pin heads were among a cremated deposit of human bone. Shape: barrel-shaped (only 3 on display May 1992). A similar pin head was found accompanying the cremation deposit at…
Aurochs skull. The upper part of the skull of a cow like animal, with large horns extending horizontally from the sides of the cranium with a slight twist.
Auroch's skull (Bos primigenius) from Moss of Cruden, Aberdeenshire.