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Rock art

Description

Grey slab of sandstone with six concentric circles (rings) and a cup mark pecked on one face, from Cairnholy chambered cairn No.1, Kirkmabreck, Dumfries and Galloway

Museum reference

X.EO 830

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Rock art

Materials

Sandstone

Physical description

Sandstone, grey; irregular; six concentric circles and a hollow pecked on one face

Collection place(s)

Cairnholy, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

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Specimen / copper / smelting / sample / slag, bad Specimen / copper / smelting / sample / slag, bad

One of a group of specimens illustrating copper smelting - a sample of bad slag full of copper

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