Context (Related Documents)
Label seen in the box reads 'Cawdor Two beakers, probably found together in a cist. d.d. the Earl Cawdor'. 10/5/2002- S. Webb.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Related Documents)
On the original catalogue card for 1923.1317 (the original card for 1923.1316 is apparently missing), written in Cyril Fox's handwriting, he notes: 'said to have been found together with 1316 in the village of Cawdor in a stone cist in 1882'. Fox adds later: 'Further information will be obtained shortly'. Whether this information was indeed obtained is currently unknown.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Clarke, L.C.G. (1925). 'The University Museum of Archaeology and of Ethnology, Cambridge'. The Antiquaries Journal, vol. 5. p. 419.
Event Date 1925
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Mitchell, M.E.C. (1934). 'A New Analysis of the Early Bronze Age Beaker Pottery of Scotland'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland, vol. 68. pp. 169 (no. 243, 244), 186 .
Event Date 1934
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Unauthored. (1935). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland. vol. 69. pp. 397-398, Fig. 2.
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Walker, I. (1967). 'The counties of Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire in the Bronze Age: Part I'. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland, vol. 98. pp. 100-1.
Event Date 1967
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Amendments / updates)
At some point the vessel has been reconstructed, the glue is now coming apart.
Event Date 11/7/1991
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Beaker is decorated with cord impressions and chevrons. Also found inside vessel, two fragments of human bone (cranium) 10/5/2002. S. Webb.
Event Date 10/05/2002
Author: maa

Context (References)
For details of what may be the larger Bronze Age cemetery at Auchindoune, see Canmore ID 15071 (permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15071)
Event Date 23/2/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
A beaker decorated with cord impressions and chevrons in four parts.
Event Date 2/1/2020
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson