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From Houlland, Unst, Shetland
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This steatite ladle was one of several found in a marshy area at Houlland at Unst in Shetland. They may have been placed as a religious offering, symbolic of food, sometime between 800 and 1100.
Handled cooking bowl of steatite from Houlland, Unst, Shetland, between 800 and 1100 AD
The Vikings used steatite for a wide range of artefacts including cooking vessels, spindle whorls, lamps and fishing line sinkers. They were familiar with its uses from Norway, and must have been pleased to find steatite outcropping in Shetland.
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- Online ID: 000-100-033-167-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
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- Date: Between 800 and 1100
between 800 and 1100 AD - Material: Steatite; ladle-like; with straight handle
Cooking bowl - Dimensions: 4.50" - 7.00" internal D
- What: Cooking bowl
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- Where: Scotland, Shetland, Unst, Houlland, Loch of Cliff
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