A Scottish Neolithic carved stone ball with enigmatic surface details
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Saville, Alan
Grant, E
Cavers, G
Braby, A
Date published
2011
Abstract
A Scottish carved stone ball with unusual surface markings is described and analysed. Although undoubtedly an original prehistoric artefact, it is an unprovenanced find and there is no absolute certainty about the dating and character of its unique markings. Its enigmatic nature, with the possibility of anthropomorphic depiction, presents an interpretative challenge for archaeologists and art historians.
Journal title
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Volume
141
Publisher
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
ISSN
0081–1564
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