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This ceramic pot was found on the Poltalloch estates around Kilmartin in Argyll. It was placed in a cist alongside a crouched body, and had contained an offering of food or drink for the afterlife. The pot dates from sometime between 2200 and 1800 BC.

Tripartite bowl food vessel from the Kilmartin area, Argyll

From around 2500 BC, individual burial became popular over much of Scotland. In most cases, the only item to be buried with the dead was a pot containing an offering of food or drink. Some, like this one, were quite fine.

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• Online ID: 000-100-041-921-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HPO 8
• Date: Between 2200 and 1800 BC
  
• Material: Ceramic; type C
  Pottery / food vessel
  
• Dimensions: 5.50" H; mouth 6.13" D; base 3.88" D
  
• What: Pottery / food vessel
  
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• Where: Scotland, Argyll, Kilmartin
  
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