From Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney
Add to albumThis ceramic cooking pot and stone lid were found together in a cubicle within Midhowe Broch on Rousay in Orkney. They were used sometime between 0 and 400 AD.
The small dark pot has a well marked shoulder, with a rounded and slightly out-turned rim. It had been burnished on its outer surface. The pot lid is made from a thin slab of stone, roughly chipped into a circular shape.
Pots with lids could have been used for various purposes, including cooking and storage.
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- Online ID: 000-100-038-131-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.GAM 124
- Date: 0 - 400 AD
Between 0 and 400 AD
- Material: Ceramic, dark, formerly burnished outside; small; rim rounded and slightly everted; shoulder well marked
Stone
Cooking pot
Pot lid
- Dimensions: 5.00" H; rim 4.75" D; base 4.00" D
5.50" D
- What: Cooking pot
Pot lid
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- Where: Scotland, Orkney, Rousay, Midhowe
Scotland, Orkney, Rousay, Midhowe
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- Description: Small dark ceramic cooking pot formerly burnished outside, from Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney
Stone pot lid from Midhowe Broch, Rousay, Orkney, 0 - 400 AD
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