bowl; jar

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Object Type: bowl; jar
Museum number: 2009,8006.7
Description: Blue glass ribbed jar, damaged and restored.
Cultures/periods: Iron Age/Romano-British
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Chettle, Group of artefacts buried together. (Chettle Park Grave Group)
Materials: glass
Technique: blown
Dimensions: Diameter: 61 millimetres (inner rim); Diameter: 80 millimetres (outer rim); Height: 114 millimetres
Curator's comments: The types of artefacts buried together suggests this was a grave assemblage to accompany a cremation, although no human remains were recovered. Some of the items have parallels in first century AD hoards of metalwork but the glass vessels are out of place in such a context.
Location: On display (G50/dc23)
Acquisition name: Purchased from: S E Favre
Funder name: With contribution from: Art Fund; With contribution from: British Museum Friends
Acquisition date: 2009
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 2009,8006.7

Free entry