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Bell Bell

Quadrangular iron bell from Knowe of Saverough, Birsay, Orkney

Sinkstone Sinkstone

Oblong grooved sandstone sinkstone from Knowe of Saverough, Birsay, Orkney

Pottery / vessel Pottery / vessel

Pot of dark coloured clay found with a skeleton in a long cist, from Knowe of Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, Bronze Age

Comb Comb

Double-edged bone comb ornamented with dots and circles, from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Comb / portion Comb / portion

Portion of a comb of bone from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Mattock Mattock

Mattock made from the leg bone of an ox, from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney

Handle Handle

Handle of red deer horn with rivet holes, from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Implement / bone Implement / bone

Implement of bone from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Pin Pin

Pin of bone from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Pin Pin

Pin of polished bone or horn with lozenge-shaped pattern at head, from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Pin Pin

Pin of polished bone or horn with lozenge-shaped pattern at head, from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 200 BC - 1100 AD

Vessel stone / bowl / toy Vessel stone / bowl / toy

Toy bowl of steatite, from Saverough, Birsay, Orkney, 800 - 900

Knife / portion Knife / portion

Tang and portion of blade of an iron knife, from a broch at Saverough, Birsay and Harray, Orkney

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