Summary

Steatite urn containing calcined bones and cramp, from Orkney

Accession Number

X.EK 6

Other references

Original description

URNS OF STONE. Urn of steatite, 11 x 9 in., containing calcined bones, from Orkney. RBKS notes: cramp from urn in 35/12.

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)

Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

Not recorded

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

George Petrie

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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