Early ceramic pot

This ceramic pot was found in a cist burial at Kenly Green Farm at Boarhills in Fife. It had probably contained an offering of food or drink and was buried sometime between 2200 and 1650 BC.

The pot is decorated with coarse comb impressions and incised lines extending from the top of the rim to the shoulder. On the neck, the lightly incised lines form a row of open diamonds.

From around 2500 BC, individual burial became popular over much of Scotland. Here, unusually, two people were buried together. In most cases, the only item to be buried with the dead was a pot containing an offering of food or drink.

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• Online ID: 000-100-036-060-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.EQ 791
• Date: Between 2200 and 1650 BC
  
• Material: Bipartite; decorated by coarse comb impressions on rim edge and shoulder; on neck lightly incised lines form a row of open diamonds, undecorated below the shoulder
  Pottery / food vessel
  
• Dimensions: 5.5" rim D x 5.7" H
  
• What: Pottery / food vessel
  
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• Where: Scotland, Fife, Boarhills, Kenly Green Farm
  
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• Description: Pottery / food vessel
  
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