NMS Archaeology Object 129111: X.EE 82 - Pottery / urn, food vessel


Description

Summary


Pottery food vessel with eight rows of square notches on body, from a cist at Duncra Hill, Pencaitland, East Lothian


Accession Number


X.EE 82


Other references

Not recorded1899 p. 143

Original description

URNS OF FOOD VESSEL TYPE: Urn, 4 3/8" high, 6 1/4" dia. at mouth, 3.5" at base, lip sharply bevelled & notched, body with eight rows of square notches, etc.; cist, Duncra Hill, Pencaitland.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Duncra Hill, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1899

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Lord Hopetoun

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

Image of Pottery food vessel with eight rows of square notches on body, from a cist at Duncra Hill, Pencaitland, East Lothian © National Museums Scotland
Image of Pottery food vessel with eight rows of square notches on body, from a cist at Duncra Hill, Pencaitland, East Lothian © National Museums Scotland

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