Ceramic, 640 grams, 106 mm. 5th-7th century AD. A wheel-thrown biconical bowl or jar in a patchy light brown fabric with micaceous temper and some burnishing. The vessel lacks the decorative rouletting which is most commonly found on wheel-thrown bowls from Anglo-Saxon grave contexts, but it does feature horizontal scoring on the neck. A similar vessel with a narrower neck was recovered from St. Peter's, Kent and published by Evison. The high-status cemetery at Prittlewell had close links with the area of Canterbury and eastern Kent. Reference: Evison, V.I. Wheel-Thrown Pottery in Anglo-Saxon Graves, Royal Archaeological Institute, London, 1979 p.83 and 18(a). Good condition, some minor fractures; complete. Provenance: found Prittlewell, Essex, England.