Motherhood; Iron Age (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Roderick B. Salisbury. Katharina Rebay-Salisbury. Doris Pany-Kucera. Julie Dunne.

Small vessels with spouts, from which liquid can be poured, are known from settlements and graves of the European Bronze and Iron Ages. Sizes, shapes and decorations are highly variable, and although they generally fit the period-specific style, they represent a functional type. One explanation for this vessel form is libation – the act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice to a deity. Recent discoveries, however, reinforce an association with children’s graves and suggest a function as feeding...