accessory cup

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Object Type: accessory cup
Museum number: 1879,1209.1351
Description: Accessory vessel; pottery; short diagonal point-tooth comb stamped lines on neck; body decorated with point-tooth comb stamped chevrons above horizontal line; fine twisted cord lattice around base; one surviving perforation.
Cultures/periods: Early Bronze Age
Production date: 2200BC-1600BC (circa)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Kirkby Stephen, round cairn Burial 1 B.B 169
Materials: pottery
Technique: comb-stamped; perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: 45 millimetres (base); Diameter: 64 millimetres (mouth); Height: 43 millimetres; Weight: 83.80 grammes; Width: 64 millimetres; Depth: 22 millimetres
Bibliographic references: Kinnes et al 1985 / The Greenwell Collection (169:1)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: Rev William Greenwell
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1879,1209.1351

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