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Inscribed slate

Description

Insular lettered slate from St Blane's, Bute, 800 - 1000 AD

Museum reference

X.GQ 52

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Inscribed slate

Date

9th - 10th century

Materials

Slate

Physical description

Slate; oblong; with half pin-hole; faintly incised with large letters

Collection place(s)

St Blane's, Isle of Bute, Buteshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

On display

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