Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Sarcophagus

Small sarcophagus for a child, red Etruria marl, rectangular with curved sides, flat base, vertical slightly concave sides with a rough horizontal seam line halfway up, the overlapping lid flat with two stepped lengthwise ridges and a thick locating flange on the underside.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 37282

Creation/Production

Stair, Julian
Date: 2004

Acquisition

Purchase, 26/7/2004

Measurements

Height (cm): 21.3
Width (cm): 43.8
Length (cm): 75.5
Height (in): 8
Width (in): 17
Length (in): 29

Techniques

wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
constructed
slab-built
forming
Applied Art
pulled

Material

ceramic

Location

In store
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