| Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
| Object Name | Carved stone |
| ball stone |
| 778 531 |
| 9a |
| Object Number | ABDUA:15600 |
| Other Number | x; |
| Other Number Type | Old number |
| Period | LNEO EBA |
| Brief Description | Made from a coarse granite, slightly flattened Type: 9a. Decoration, spiral carving |
| Dimensions | Dia, 95 mm |
| Materials | Stone granite |
| Condition | Fair |
| Completeness | Complete |
| Technique | Carved |
| Object Production Date | 2900 BC-1800 BC |
| Place Key | Europe, Scotland, North East, Hill, of, Logie Logie, Buchan Aberdeenshire |
| Field Collector | Anderson, G |
| Publication Note | LEMUR database; Discovery & Excavation Scotland (1983) file |
| Caption | "Granite Carved Stone Ball, Hill of Logie, Logie Buchan (c2500BC)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"Carved stone balls date from about 3500 to 1500 BC, the later Neolithic into the Bronze Age. More than 425 are known, almost all from Scotland, particularly from the North East. Most balls are decorated with large or small knobs, most commonly six knobs, although some of the finest have only four. Some knobs and, sometimes, the spaces between them are decorated with an incised pattern and occasionally the whole ball is decorated with a single design. Their purpose is unknown but they may have been prestige objects. This is a larger than average carved stone ball, measuring about 110mm across. It is made of coarse-grained granite and is very rough. The ball is slightly flattened and a single spiral has been carved from top to bottom. There are signs of smoothing on the upstanding part of the spiral."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
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| Aquisition Source | Anderson, G |
| Aquisition Date | 10/12/1983 |