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From Bookan, Orkney

Postcard of Bowl.
000-100-035-093-C
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Bowl

This steatite bowl was found during ploughing at Bockan in Orkney. It was used between 850 and 1000. It was old and repaired when it was discarded.

The round cooking bowl was made using a single block of steatite. During its use, a piece had been broken, and held in place with two iron rods.

Steatite was valued by the Vikings, used for a range of objects including cooking vessels, spindle whorls and lamps. This bowl had been brought from the Norwegian homeland and used for a long time, getting damaged and repaired, before being discarded or deposited.


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Online ID: 000-100-035-093-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.EK 39
Date: Between 850 and 1000
Material: Steatite
Dimensions: 12.00" D
Rim diameter: 30.5cm
What: Vessel
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Where: Scotland, Orkney, Bookan
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Description: Large steatite vessel holed in the base and repaired with stone and iron, from Bockan, Orkney
References:
  • Callander, JG. Notes on certain prehistoric relics from Orkney, and Skara Brae: its culture and its period. Proceedings of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland, 65 (1930-1), pp 78-114, esp. p101
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