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From Skara Brae, Orkney
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This bowl, made from bone, was found in the Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney. It was used sometime between 3100 and 2400 BC.
The bowl was carved from a vertebra (a segment of the spinal column) of a sea mammal such as a whale or dolphin. It is broken in places.
The remains of whales and other marine mammals were widely exploited in coastal areas of Scotland, especially in the Northern and Western Isles. Whalebone in particular was strong, dense and resilient, and available in very large sizes.
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- Online ID: 000-100-040-461-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Date: Between 3100 and 2400 BC
- Material: Bone, cetacean; from oval centrum; damaged
- Dimensions: 154.90 mm H x 292.10 mm max D
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- Where: Scotland, Orkney, Skaill, Skara Brae
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- Description: Bowl made from oval centrum of cetacean vertebrae, from Skara Brae
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