Description

Summary: 3 pestle-shaped shale pendants (bored through one side, but not the centre) found near the neck of a secondary (?) inhumation in saucer barrow Durrington G14, excavated by William Cunnington

Research results

This object was examined as part of the research published in Ritual in Early Bronze Age Grave Goods; a six-year research project carried out by Professor John Hunter and Dr Anne Woodward and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Aided by a large number of other specialists the pair undertood an exhuastive study examining over 1000 objects held in 13 museums across the country in order to provide an extensive overview of burial practices in the period and identify regional practices.

Three Bronze Age shale pestle-shaped pendants, found with a secondary inhumation in saucer barrow Durrington G14, excavated by William Cunnington. The pendants are made of kimmeridge shale and are recorded as being found near the neck of the body, alongside a further incomplete bead, suggesting their use in a simple necklace.