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'Coptic' bronze bowl

Photograph of Coptic bowl

'Coptic' bronze bowl. [Enlarge bowl]
Large undecorated bronze bowl with footring and opposed handles.

Bowls of this type are from the same general source as the flagon, and much more common. The main distribution in England is in East Anglia and Kent, where they can be dated to the first half of the 7th century. Similar bowls were used in the high status burials at Taplow (Bucks) and Sutton Hoo (Suffolk). This is the first known example from Essex.

Special resources

On-site video: 'Coptic' Bowl. [.mov format, 17 secs, 640kb]

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