Sherd of pottery

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This sherd of pottery was found at the site of the Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney. It was used sometime between 3100 and 2400 BC.

The thin, hard sherd is from a flat-based pot. It is undecorated.

In Scotland, most pottery-making remained low-tech and small-scale in operation until the medieval period. At first, pottery was made for domestic use only, with most pots made and used locally. Later there was increasing craft specialisation.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-566-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HA 299
• Date: 3100 - 2400 BC
  Between 3100 and 2400 BC
  
• Material: Ceramic; from basal angle of flat based pot; c. half of base; thin and hard; ext. pink to black, int. pink/buff; angle may be splayed and sharp; undecorated
  Pottery / sherd
  
• Dimensions: 3.5" estimated D
  
• What: Pottery / sherd
  
• Subject: Pottery
  
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• Where: Scotland, Orkney, Skaill, Skara Brae
  
• Event:
• Description: Sherd of pottery from a flat-based pot, from Skara Brae, between 3100 and 2400 BC
  
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