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Early Bronze Age collared urn
Findspot:
Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire
Period:
Date:
Early Bronze Age (2350 - 1600 BC)
Material:
Pottery
Dimensions:
H. 12cm; Dia. mouth 10cm; Dia. base 7cm
The learner who made this pot did not smooth away the ridges where the coils joined together. Unusually, the collar has two completely different decorations on either side – perhaps the potter was practicing different techniques, one with a stick and one with a fingernail.
Collection information
Collection:
University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Accession No:
1948.350
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Reproduced by the permission of the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology