Prehistoric — Late Neolithic; Early Bronze Age; Chalcolithic; 2,500 to 1950 BCE
Beaker
A Chalcolthic to Early Bronze Age ceramic complete beaker (developed South British type - a western variant of the Funnel-Necked Beaker) dating 2,500 to 1,950 BCE. Beakers were a new form of ceramic which were introduced to Britain by a new population from the European Continent that settled here around 2,500 BCE. Beakers continued in use into the Early Bronze Age. Beakers were often selected to be included as gravegoods in crouched burials. Some were also deposited into watery contexts.
Beakers were containers for food or drink. The decoration tends to be linear and arranged in a banded pattern. \there is considerable variation in the patterns and research suggests that this variation forms a pattern linked with gender in the burial practice.
This beaker is comb decorated with zones of triangles separated by plain bands, and a cruciform design on the base.
- Category:
- Prehistoric
- Object ID:
- P19
- Object name:
- beaker
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- Production date:
- Late Neolithic; Early Bronze Age; Chalcolithic; 2,500 to 1950 BCE
- Material:
ceramic
- Measurements/duration:
- H 154 mm, DM (base) 104 mm, DM (rim) 65 mm, H 152 mm, DM 198 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Long-term loan
Thomas Layton Trust
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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