Pottery cinerary urn

Made:
800 BCE-100 CE in Kent

Pottery cinerary urn, containing cremated remains, from Kent, Iron Age, 800 BCE-100 CE

Pottery cinerary urn that contained cremated remains from Kent, dated to the Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)

Pottery cinerary urn that contained cremated remains from Kent

800 BCE-100 CE
Fragments of the pottery cinerary urn that contained cremated remains from Kent, dated to the Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)

Fragments of the pottery cinerary urn that contained cremated remains from Kent

800 BCE-100 CE
Cremated remains and stones that were found in a pottery cinerary urn from Kent, dated to the Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE)

Cremated remains and stones that were found in a pottery cinerary urn from Kent

800 BCE-100 CE
Cardboard box that previously contained fragments

Cardboard box associated with the urn containing cremated remains

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A661040
Materials:
pottery and bone
Measurements:
height 135 mm
diameter 166 mm
type:
human remains, cinerary urn and cremated remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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