A 3,500–4,000 year old Bronze Age mug, found at South Willingham, Lincolnshire :)pic.twitter.com/hbRT6O2yem
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A 1st-century BC to 1st-century AD Iron Age/Romano-British yew tankard with copper alloy fittings; found in a tin-stream at Pentewan, Cornwall, in around 1851.pic.twitter.com/OQSuMTFBqU
Hi Caitlin. Which museums host the clay beaker mugs?
The Lincolnshire examples are in The Collection, Lincoln (https://www.thecollectionmuseum.com ), and the Cornish one in the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (http://www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk ) :)
Thank you very much Caitlin.
That is staggeringly beautiful. Imagine the size of the piece of amber it took to sculpt it.
Love the Hove cup which is a deceptively simple design but actually took remarkable skill to make. Looking forward to seeing it back on display when the @BrightonMuseums refurb is finished, complete with my Prehistoric pot making video.
Wow! Amazing craftsmanship. I love it. And a whopping clump of amber that must have been to begin with!
Thanks for posting. These are fascinating.
Delicious.
Gorgeous!
What I wouldn't give for a chunk of amber big enough to carve a cup out of!
A big disadvantage people had in ancient times was not being able to enjoy all this history.
Absolutely charming ware!
reminds me of the art deco coffee set my nan keeps for 'best'. bronze age equivalent?
If I was on Antiques road trip, I would beat the dealer down to £25.00 for the last one. Because it is bloody gorgeous.
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