Dublin Core
Title
Carved stone ball. Roughly the size of a tennis ball. Beige stone ball with four large, flat circular knobs equidistant from each other. Three of the knobs have different spiral and rose like designs cut on them.
Identifier
ABDUA:15673
Description
Type: 9b (4 knobs), made of serpentine. Three of the knobs are finely carved, each with a different design. In the 19th century this ball was part of the collection of Aboyne Castle, Aberdeenshire.
Date
Early: -2900 Late: -1800 Period: LNEO EBA
Format
stone serpentine, carved, Dia: 72 - 77 mm
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Callander, J.Graham Dr