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Rotary quern / upper stone

Description

Upper stone from a rotary quern ornamented with an equal-armed cross, from Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire

Museum reference

X.BB 7

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Rotary quern / upper stone

Materials

Sandstone, red

Physical description

Sandstone, red; ornamented cross on upper face

Collection place(s)

Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

  • Celts: Art and Identity (24 Sep 2015 - 31 Jan 2016)
    British Museum

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Woman's cloak or coat, in a green-yellow wool cloth, trimmed with couched silk in a foliate design down each side of centre front, at cuffs, hem, and upper back, worn by Mrs Aikman Smith: Scottish, Edinburgh, by Redfern, c. 1912

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