Macehead

Description

Macehead of finely polished hard white stone, Maesmor-type, ornamented with lozenge-shaped patterns, found near Kenny's Cairn, Urquhart, Moray, 3100 - 2500 BC

Museum reference

X.AH 37

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Macehead

Date

Late Neolithic

Materials

Stone

Physical description

Stone, white; hard; finely polished; ornamented with lozenge-shaped patterns

Collection place(s)

Kenny's Cairn, Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

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