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Northmavine Description of stone
Event ID 1015574
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Early Medieval Carved Stones Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1015574
Northmavine, Shetland, portable carved stone
Measurements: L 45mm, W 20mm, H 43mm
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: HU c 32 85
Present location: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh (BG.392)
Evidence for discovery:
Present condition: the beak is missing but the surviving carving is good.
Description
This is a carving in the round of a plump bird, settled as if on the nest. Incised lines indicate its feathers.
Date: early medieval or later.
References: Thomas 1963, 47, pl II.1; Scott & Ritchie 2009, no 13.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
