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CINERARY URN
A generic term referring to several types of large pottery vessel, used as containers for cremated human bone during prehistory. For ornamental garden urns use URN (GARDEN) from the Monuments Thesaurus.
Classifications
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Object Thesaurus (rcahms)
Object Thesaurus (rcahms)
>> Death Burial Or Funerary Object
>>> Cinerary Vessel
>>> Religious Or Ritual Container
>>>> Cinerary Urn
>>>> Cinerary Urn
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| FOOD VESSEL | A decorated ceramic vessel of Bronze Age date, usually found as a grave good in a funerary context. |
| FOOD VESSEL URN | A large, decorated ceramic vessel of Bronze Age date, usually found in a funerary context as a receptacle for a cremation, but can be associated with an inhumation. |
| URN | A vase-like receptacle. For those used as a container for cremated human bone use CINERARY URN. For ornamental garden urns use URN (GARDEN) from the Monument thesaurus. |
