NMS Archaeology Object 129174: X.EE 143 - Pottery / urn, food vessel


Description

Summary


Pottery food vessel from a short cist on Balbie Farm, Burntisland


Accession Number


X.EE 143


Other references

Not recorded1949.63

Original description

URNS OF FOOD-VESSEL TYPE: Foodvessel of gritty fabric with buff surface tinged grey in parts of the exterior; height 5.7", rim diameter 5.8", max. diameter 6.4", diam. of superficially disintegrated base 3.4". Found in a short cist on Balbie Farm, Burntisland.

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)

Balbie Farm, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1949

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

Image of Pottery food vessel from a short cist on Balbie Farm, Burntisland © National Museums Scotland
Image of Pottery food vessel from a short cist on Balbie Farm, Burntisland © National Museums Scotland

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