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Collared urn, found at Mathon. Handmade using coil method and decorated with cord impressed design. Bonfire fired. Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age.

Details
Accession Number 2009-228
Date 3000BC - 2300BC
Period Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age
Collection Archaeology
Technique hand-built
Material Ceramic
Creator
Name
Locality Mathon
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