Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Early Bronze Age pottery food vessel

Hard grey ware with large grits and smooth brown outer surface, with double furrows round the shoulder, and a nearly vertical rim, the decoration consisting of cord impressions arranged in horizontal herring-bone patterns on the inside and outside of the rim and on the shoulder. There is a row of corded 'horse-shoes' below the upper shoulder-groove and a row of oval impressions stamped on outer bevel of the rim. There is evidence of ring-building. Savory group A - vase, cordon decoration.

LI7.3c

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

42.395.4/12

Find Information

Site Name: Llanddyfnan, Anglesey

Notes: Inserted over a secondary creamtion burial in the larger of the round barrows at Ty'n-y-pwll

Acquisition

bequest, 11/12/1942

Measurements

height / mm:440 (approx.)
diameter / mm:(shoulder) 400 (approx.)
weight / kg:10 (approx)

Material

Pottery

Location

location verified by JLD

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