BP 003467

BP 003467
British Bronze Age 'Cremation' Urn
2.52 Kg, 9 x 10.5 inches. Circa 2000 B.C. A large cremation urn, spherical in shape with a flat bottom and a short out turned rim. With two incised line decoration around the rim. Around the body of the pot is a ornamental rope design. This urn would have been deposited during the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. It was probably excavated from a circular burial mound which would have been erected in a prominent location, and was used to intern important members of the community. Extremely Fine condition. From an old Suffolk collection. SOLD

 
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