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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

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
51

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