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FOOD VESSEL
A decorated ceramic vessel of Bronze Age date, usually found as a grave good in a funerary context.
Classifications
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PYGMY CUP | An accessory vessel to a cremation. |
| 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. |
