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This piece of slate, now in two joining pieces, was found at St. Blane's on Bute in the Inner Hebrides. It has graffiti showing a hunting scene on one side and a running hound on the other. The sketches were made between 600 and 1000.

This side shows a collared hound bounding along.

Slate is easily etched, and ideal for use as a trial piece or for doodling. A number of pieces of slate have been found at St. Blane's on Bute, with a range of drawings.

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• Online ID: 000-100-039-049-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.GQ 51
• Date: Between 600 and 1000
  
• Material: Slate; irregularly oval; rudely incised figure of a hound on one face, a stag chased by a hound on the other
  Slate
  
• Dimensions: 7.00" x 3.13"
  
• What: Slate
  
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• Where: Scotland, Bute, St Blane's
  
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• Description: Slate graffiti showing collared dogs chasing deer, from St Blane's, Bute
  
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