Pottery / sherd

Description

Four small sherds including the outer part of a slightly thickened bevelled rim, burnt bright pink, Neolithic, excavated from a chambered cairn at Quanterness, Orkney

Museum reference

X.2004.1.11

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Pottery / sherd

Date

Neolithic

Physical description

Very friable grey ware, heavily gritted, the outer surface having a fine slip not entirely covering the grits and burnt bright pink, the buff inner surface almost entirely missing

Collection place(s)

Quanterness, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Excavator: Renfrew, Colin, Professor, 1972 - 1977 (fl.)

References

Renfrew, A.C., Investigations in Orkney, Society of Antiquaries of London, Research and Report No. 38. London: 1979.

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record