RecordPiece of a ceramic bowlFrom Unstan, Orkney
Piece of a ceramic bowlThis piece of a ceramic bowl is one of a number of pots found in a chambered cairn at Unstan on Orkney. It was placed as a grave gift inside the tomb, and probably contained an offering of food or drink. The pot dates between 3400 and 2900 BC. The bowl has a round base and a collar decorated with an incised and impressed triangular design. Some areas of the bowl show scorch-marks, suffered after the pot had broken in the tomb. It has been partly restored. Many of Scotland's early farming communities buried their dead in communal tombs. The tombs were used over several generations. Offerings of food and drink were placed in these tombs with the dead, alongside everyday objects, for use in the afterlife. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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