Charmstone

This smooth, roundish quartzite pebble is from Dubford at Old Machar in Aberdeenshire. It is thought to have been used as a charm.

Smooth, roundish pebble of quartzite, probably used as a charmstone, from Dubford, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire

Quartz is often found in prehistoric burials and may have had a ritual significance, a number of painted examples all coming from broch sites.

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Online ID:	000-100-002-724-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.NO 32
Date:	Before 1875
Material:	Quartzite
Dimensions:	60 mm L x 45 mm W
What:
Subject:	Jewellery: charms, amulets (NMAS Classification)
Who:
Where:	Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Old Machar, Dubford
Event:
Description:
References:	Black, G.F. 'Scottish Charms and Amulets'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland 27, (1892-3), pp 433-526
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