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© Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID 1243
Molí d’Espígol
Protohistory and Iberian world

ritual vessel

MCUT 2946

Object type
urn
Production date
-500 / -300
Fabric
common Iberian pottery
Museum
Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Molí d’Espígol
Materials
pottery
Township
Tornabous (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)
Technique
handmade
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
281 x 260 mm
Description
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.

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