Toy bowl

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This tiny bowl was found at Jarlshof in Shetland. It dates from between 800 and 1000 and is made of steatite - a soft, easily worked stone which distributes heat well. It was probably used as a toy.

The miniature hemispherical cooking bowl has a flattish base and a shoulder below the rim.

Viking communities made toys for children in the form of miniature everyday items such as this cooking bowl. It is possible that this was a personal possession brought across from Norway.

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• Online ID: 000-100-042-639-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HSA 696
• Date: Between 800 and 1000
  
• Material: Steatite; outer edge of rim recessed; flat base; sides pared in horizontal zones; restored
  Bowl / miniature / toy
  
• Dimensions: 1.10" H; rim 2.30" D; base 1.30" D
  
• What: Bowl / miniature / toy
  
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• Where: Scotland, Shetland, Sumburgh, Jarlshof
  
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• Description: Miniature steatite bowl, probably a toy, from Jarlshof
  
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