Drinking vessel (Fragment)

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This fragment of an earthenware drinking vessel was found on Buiston Crannog in Ayrshire. It dates from between 585 and 630.

The drinking vessel was an example of wheel-made imported pottery, known as 'E' ware.

The drinking vessel was one in a range of vessels imported to Britain from south-west France by Gaulish (French) traders. A luxury item, it would have been used in aristocratic feasts.

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• Online ID: 000-100-043-410-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HV 146
• Date: Between 585 and 630
  
• Material: Ceramic, dark
  Pottery / beaker
  
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• What: Pottery / beaker
  
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• Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Buiston Crannog
  
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• Description: Earthenware beaker from Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire
  
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