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87-39-1150

From: Switzerland | Bern Canton | Lake Biel | Morigen

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number 87-39-1150
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Neolithic | Swiss Lake Dweller
Provenience Switzerland | Bern Canton | Lake Biel | Morigen
Period Neolithic
Date Made 4300-2450 BCE
Section European
Materials Clay
Description

"Bit of the roughcasting of clay, with the impression of the wattles, which formed the inner coating of the cabins on the lakes. Constructed of wicker work." (VB 1939)

Pottery. Brown ware. Handle with hollows for finger grip. (HNW 1933)

Height 2.1 cm
Length 5.8 cm
Width 3.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987
Other Number L-37-1150 - Old Museum Number | 1197 - Collector Number | 12 - Original Number

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