Pot and lid

This 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
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
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
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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