Macehead fragment – post-conservation
Not all finds from the Ness are in immaculate condition, as these newly received pictures of a macehead fragment, post-conservation, show.
Compare this badly damaged artefact with the condition of the splendid example picture at the bottom of the page.
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Compare and contrast (Picture: Hugo Anderson Whymark)