Summary

Beaker of red buff ware with decoration in three zones and a hulled barley impression, from Skateraw, Chalcolithic or Early Bronze Age, 2300 - 2000 BC

Accession Number

X.EG 105

Other references

Original description

Beakers; decoration in three zones separated by two plain bands - rim zone comprises three narrow bands of vert incisions separated by three and four horiz incised lines respectively, a further four such lines a band of narrow incised herringbone with three horiz comb-impressed lines below, belly zone comprises three horiz comb-impressed lines above and below narrow band of incised cross-hatching, basal zone has three comb-impressed horiz lines above narrow band of poorly incised cross-hatching with twelve comb-impressed horiz lines below; ware red-buff with small black patches, height 9.5 ins (241 mm); grain impression (barley) at base of rim zone decoration. Found in a short cist at Skateraw, nr Dunbar, East Lothian (NGR NT 729764). Updated from SCRAN full data set, December 1998. Trevor Cowie notes, 25.11.2009: see X.2009.50 for mould of grain impression. A. Sheridan note, 1 April 2010: Chalcolithic or Early Bronze Age, 2300 - 2000 BC.

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)

Skateraw, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1972

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Secretary of State for Scotland

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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