The Medieval Period (1100AD - 1499AD)
Life In The Middle Ages
Clay figurine, Terally
- Period:
- Medieval
- Description:
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This crude baked clay figurine is impossible to date. Was it produced by a potter in an idle moment or was it meant to be a child's toy? Or was it, as the look on the face suggests, something more sinister? A belief in witches continued in the Wigtownshire Rhins until well into the nineteenth century and this figure may have been used as a charm.
- Place of Discovery:
- Terally, Kirkmaiden
- Materials/Media:
- Clay
- Dimensions:
- Length: 50mm
- Source:
- Stranraer Museum
- Accession number:
- WIWMS 1991.31
- Digital Number:
- SMAH 092
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
