Accessory vessel
Date Made/Found: 2500-900 BC
, British, 1821 - 1861
Material and Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: Height 60mm, maximum diameter 87mm.
Department: Archaeology
Accession Number: J93.889
Small pottery cups are often found buried in Bronze Age graves alongside other pots. They are sometimes called accessory vessels. Archaeologists are not sure what the function of these tiny pots was.
Pots were made on a household scale and vary greatly in size, shape and decoration. Bronze Age potters liked to decorate their creations. Repeating incised or impressed patterns, like the perforations seen here, are common. These were pushed into the soft, damp clay before firing.
Display Location:
AH2
