Vessel stone / urn

Description

Steatite urn, which contained a cremation deposit, from a cist excavated by James Farrar M.P. at Stennis [Stenness], Orkney

Museum reference

X.EK 1

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Vessel stone / urn

Materials

Steatite

Physical description

Steatite; containing burnt bones

Collection place(s)

Stennis, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record