Stool / seat

Description

Large oval cetacean bone slab with four rectangular perforations, possibly to receive morticed 'legs', the slab being the seat of a stool, from Howmae, North Ronaldsay, 100 BC - 400 AD

Museum reference

X.GO 6

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Stool / seat

Date

1st century BC - 4th century

Materials

Cetacean bone

Physical description

Bone, whale epiphysis; pierced with four square holes

Collection place(s)

Howmae, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Dr William Traill
John Traill

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

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