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Early Bronze Age pottery food vessel urn

Tripartite food vessel of coarse ware with large grits and rough buff coloured surface. There is a very small vertical collar and a high shoulder groove bridged by nine unperforated lugs. The neck and shoulder are decorated with herringbone 'maggot' impressions.

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

39.579/7

Find Information

Site Name: Merddyn Gwyn, Pentraeth

Notes: Found with bone dagger pommel (now lost) and secondary cremation.

Acquisition

Donation, 21/11/1939

Measurements

Techniques

hand made

Material

pottery

Location

currently on loan

Categories

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