Object type
urn
Fabric
common Iberian pottery
Culture/period
Protohistory and Iberian world
Materials
pottery
Technique
handmade
Mint
Production date
-500 / -300
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Molí d’Espígol
Township
Tornabous (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)
Dimensions
281 x 260 mm
Description
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Large hand-made ceramic urn, produced between 500-300 BC. It has a base with a light annular foot, two horizontal handles with a tape cross-section at the top of the urn and a plain horizontal cordon / moulding applied under the outer edge, designed to support and fix the lid that covered the urn. The decoration consists of four groups of six applied divergent bands that start from the ends of the handles; the two at the ends are hook-shaped.
Its use must surely have been related to some kind of action or ritual ceremony that took place on Floor 61 (central room in Singular Building A), which also would have involved some substance or liquid (libation?) .
This piece comes from Floor 61 of the Iberian city of Molí d'Espígol, in the central room of Singular Building A, which is interpreted as a sanctuary or community meeting space.
© Museu comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID
1243