Details

Object type

wristguard

Place Associated

Scotland, South Lanarkshire, Ferniegair (place excavated)

Date

Early Bronze Age, circa 1900-1700 BC

Materials

stone

Dimensions

overall: 95 x 42 x 3 mm

Description

Rectangular polished grey-green stone wristguard or bracer. Found inside an inverted cordoned urn along with a cremation (Burial 1). The urn was surrounded by four small slabs. Wristguard has four hourglass-shaped perforations (one near each corner), waisted sides, and a curved profile (the upper side is convex, and the lower side is concave). Atkinson's type C1, (as cited in Clark 1970); Smith's type 4WC (Smith 2006); Fokkens et al's type 4Wcc (Fokkens et al 2008).

Credit Line/Donor

Bequeathed, 1969

ID Number

A.1969.15.a

Location

Kelvingrove Scotland's Early Peoples