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Actions	beaker, Ardiffery, Cruden Bay Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\P_numbers\P2001-P2500\P2002.jpg; P2002; ;$ Object numberP2002 Titlebeaker, Ardiffery, Cruden Bay Descriptionlate Neolithic funerary beaker with herringbone design around the middle with a wide section of bands from the rim to the shoulder of the beaker, incorporating plain banding, crosses and vertical hatching. There is a similar design on the lower third of the beaker. There has been extensive restoration around the rim and shoulder, although original burnishing still remains. Originally part of the Adam Arbuthnot Collection and probably part of the Ardiffery/Uppermill find from 1818 to 1821. Ref. Arbuthnot Catalogue Production periodNeolithic (late) Object namebeaker Dimensions height: 19.2 cm diameter: 13.7 cm

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Object numberP2002

Titlebeaker, Ardiffery, Cruden Bay

Descriptionlate Neolithic funerary beaker with herringbone design around the middle with a wide section of bands from the rim to the shoulder of the beaker, incorporating plain banding, crosses and vertical hatching. There is a similar design on the lower third of the beaker. There has been extensive restoration around the rim and shoulder, although original burnishing still remains. Originally part of the Adam Arbuthnot Collection and probably part of the Ardiffery/Uppermill find from 1818 to 1821. Ref. Arbuthnot Catalogue

Production periodNeolithic (late)

Object namebeaker

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