Hunter, F. (1993). Four decorated antler mounts and a stone 'egg' amulet from Bu Sands, Burray, Orkney. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 123. Vol 123, pp. 319-336.

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Title:		 Four decorated antler mounts and a stone 'egg' amulet from Bu Sands, Burray, Orkney
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 123
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Volume:		 123
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Page Start/End:		 319 - 336
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Abstract:		 Four decorated antler mounts found at Bu Sands in 1990 are described. Relevant parallels are studied, from which a Roman or early Anglo--Saxon date is proposed, with manufacture in southern Britain. Consideration of the evidence for Orcadian contacts at this time suggests a late Roman date is most likely and that the mounts ornamented a box which arrived in Orkney as a prestige gift in the third or fourth century AD. An Appendix (331--3) describes a find of a stone `egg' amulet of the first few centuries AD from the same site and discusses similar amulets.
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Author:		 Fraser Hunter
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Other Person/Org:		 Brendan O C O'Connor (Abstract author)
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Year of Publication:		 1993
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Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Stone Egg Amulet (Auto Detected Subject)
Late Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Fourth Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Created Date:		 20 Jan 2002