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Early Bronze Age pottery collared urn
Large tripartite collared urn of quite hard fabric containing moderate rounded crushed rock inclusions. Oxidised buff orange external sruface, grey internal surface and core. Decorated externally between the rim and shoulder with rows of whipped cord impressions forming a herringbone design. The rim is flattened with oblique whipped cord impressions, but the deep internal bevel is plain, unlike the smaller vessel 42.176/1.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
42.176/2
Find Information
Site Name: Gilfach Goch, Llanychaer
Notes: Found, apparently together, with a cremated burial about 110m. WNW of above.
Measurements
height / mm:(as restored) 330
diameter / mm:(mouth) 250
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