Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | witch stone |
amulet |
777 |
Object Number | ABDUA:18912 |
Other Number | A166 |
Other Number Type | old number |
Brief Description | Stone, flint, found with hole through centre, used as an amulet |
Dimensions | L: 43 mm Dia: 37 mm Th: 30 mm |
Materials | stone, flint |
Condition | good |
Completeness | complete |
Place Key | Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Fordoun, Kincardineshire |
Publication Note | LEMUR Database |
Reid, R W, 1912, Illustrated Catalogue of the Anthropological Museum, University of Aberdeen, p10 (illustrated p11) ; |
Caption | "'Witch stone' from Fordoun, (early 19th cent)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
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