Urn, cinerary, terracotta, undecorated, remnants of lug on shoulder; shoulder approximately equidistant from mouth and base. Urn has been broken, restored and broken again. Height 31 cm, diameter at mouth approximately 19 cm, diameter at shoulder approximately 30 cm, diameter at base 11.5 cm. (Typical of Urnfield finds from Northern Netherlands; prov. Drenthe, Groningen, Friesland and Overijssel). Cremation buril no. 12-10805 stored in urn.
Donor:
Alicia Adelman
Collection place:
Gieten, Netherlands
Culture or time period:
Urnfield culture (1300-750 BC)
Collector:
Harm Nijenhuis
Collection date:
before 1963
Materials:
Clay
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cremation urns
Accession date:
September 25, 1974
Context of use:
Burial
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)