Cinerary urn

This ceramic urn was found half full of cremated human bones on the Haddo House estates in Aberdeenshire. The burial dates from sometime between 2000 and 1550 BC.

The urn is encircled by two applied ribs, and the upper part is decorated with impressions of loosely twisted cord, forming a pattern of filled triangles between two horizontal lines.

By around 1750 BC, in mainland Scotland, cremation had become the favoured funerary custom. Cremated remains were usually placed in an urn, buried upside down in a cist or pit. As before, individuals were usually buried in cemeteries.

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Online ID:	000-100-035-024-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.EA 190
Date:	Between 2000 and 1550 BC
Material:	Clay, drab ware, half full of incinerated bones
Dimensions:	13.25" H x 12.88" x 10.5" D at mouth x 6" at base
What:	Pottery / cinerary urn
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Where:	Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Haddo House Estates
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Description:	Pottery / cinerary urn
References:	Donations and purchases for the Museum. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 60 (1925-6), pp 100-2.
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