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These two pots were found at Duncraigaig near Kilmartin in Argyll and at Denovan in Stirlingshire. They were placed in cist burials between 2300 and 1700 BC, and probably contained offerings of drink.

Both pots were richly decorated on their exteriors in geometric patterns using a flat triangular point. The Irish-style bowl on the left from Duncraigaig was also decorated on its base.

While many early pots are simple and utilitarian, these two fine handmade examples show the high quality some early potters were capable of. They may well be the work of specialised crafts people.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-088-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HPO 11
• Date: 1000 - 500 BC
  Between 2300 and 1700 BC
  
• Material: Ceramic; tripartite vase-shaped; decorated with triangular punch marks in horizontal rows
  Ceramic; type A; bowl-shaped
  Pottery / food vessel
  Pottery / food vessel
  
• Dimensions: 3.75" H; rim 4.75" D; 5.75" max W; base 3.25"
  5.70" H
  
• What: Pottery / food vessel
  Pottery / food vessel
  
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• Where: Scotland, Argyll, Kilmartin, Duncraigaig
  Scotland, Stirlingshire, Dunipace, Denovan
  
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• Description: Tripartite vase food vessel decorated with triangular punch marks in horizontal rows, from Denovan, Stirlingshire
  Bowl-shaped food vessel from Duncraigaig, Kilmartin, Argyll, Bronze Age
  
• References:
  • Clarke, D.V., Cowie, T.G., & Foxon, Andrew (eds). Symbols of power at the time of Stonehenge. Edinburgh: National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland, 1985, p 290. 
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