Vessel stone / bowl

Description

Small square finished steatite bowl, from Shetland

Museum reference

X.AQ 31

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Vessel stone / bowl

Materials

Steatite

Physical description

Steatite; squarish in form; shallow

Collection place(s)

Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

On display

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