Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Early Bronze Age pottery beaker
Fine grey ware fired to a warm buff on the well-smoothed outer surface. Neck portion slightly convex with flat-topped rim, thick, flat base. Decoration consists of notched lines, grouped in threes, fours, fives and sixes to form two zones, that with an outlined pattern filling the space between horizontal bands, that on the belly with two zones of lozenges framed and seperated by grouped horizontal lines and the base. Clarke (1970) group S2(W). Lanting and Van der Waals (1972) step 2.
LI7.3b
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
62.22
Find Information
Site Name: Ysgwennant, Llansilin
Date: 1951-1968
Notes: found in primary burial pit 2 with charcoal and burnt human bone.
Acquisition
Donation, 24/1/1962
Measurements
height / mm:166
diameter / mm:(rim) 123
diameter / mm:(body) 132
weight / g:1300 (approx)
Material
pottery
Location
St Fagans Life Is gallery : Prehistoric and Roman Death
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