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Bowl from Cow Low
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Bowl from Cow Low
Dimensions : Height 5.2cm, rim diameter 11cm.
Site name : Cow Low
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Glass
Object type : Grave goods; Household item
Museum number : J1949.70
This glass bowl from Cow Low barrow is complete and in excellent condition. Glass vessels are unusual finds from the Anglo-Saxon period. The making of glass vessels was only poorly understood. Beads were easier to make and are more common finds.
A number of similar glass bowls of Anglo-Saxon date are known. They are very rare and unusual finds. This object alone shows that this was the burial of someone important. It is the only known surviving example from the Peak District.
Bibliography :
Bateman, T. , 1848
Speke, G. , 1989
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Barrow
Bronze Age
Excavator
Peak District
Related objects
Watercolour of finds from Cow Low including bowl, pin set, studs and beads
Painting of Thomas Bateman and son
Pin set from Cow Low
One of the beads from Galley Low
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