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accessory cup
Object Type
accessory cup
Museum number
1879,1209.1282
Description
Accessory vessel: pottery; twisted cord: on internal rim bevel, two lines; on body, horizontal lines; wall pierced by nine vertical rows of triple perforations.
Cultures/periods
Early Bronze Age
Production date
2200BC-1600BC
(circa)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Slingsby
, Barrow 148 round barrow Burial 1
Materials
pottery
Technique
pierced
impressed
perforated
Dimensions
Diameter:
89 millimetres
(base)
Diameter:
68 millimetres
(mouth)
Height:
43 millimetres
Weight:
203.80 grammes
Thickness:
10 millimetres
(rim)
Width:
89 millimetres
Depth:
28 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Kinnes et al 1985 / The Greenwell Collection
(148:2)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Rev William Greenwell
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1879,1209.1282