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E38 Handle
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E38 Handle

Object NameHandle
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS066553
About MeThis sherd of pottery was found during an excavation at the site of the Carmelite friary in Aberdeen in 1994. It is a rod handle from a jug which has been decorated by using a potter's tool which had four-prongs.

Handles are generally rod (round in section) or strap (flat) shaped. They are often highly decorated with pinched and incised patterns. They are also one of the thickest parts of the vessel.