Ball

Description

Decorated copper-alloy ball from Walston, Lanarkshire, made in two halves, with decoration which suggests a 3rd - 5th century AD date, but its use is unknown

Museum reference

X.AS 39

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Ball

Materials

Copper alloy

Physical description

Copper alloy; ornamented with spiral lines

Collection place(s)

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Sim Collection

Exhibitions

• Celts (10 Mar 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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