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title: Pottery Bottle from Sutton Hoo
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5782/pottery-bottle-from-sutton-hoo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pottery Bottle from Sutton Hoo

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Pottery Bottle from Sutton Hoo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5782.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5782.jpg)

## Image Caption

This bottle is the only piece of [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) from the Sutton Hoo ship-[burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/). It was made on a wheel, like Frankish pottery; early Anglo-[Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) pottery was typically handmade. Unglazed and therefore porous, it was only suitable for viscous liquids, like honey, unless the inside was lined, for instance with a resin. Scientific tests have so far been unable to determine what it contained. Donated by Mrs. Edith M. Pretty. Early 600s CE. From the ship-burial mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), UK. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 10). Pottery Bottle from Sutton Hoo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5782/pottery-bottle-from-sutton-hoo/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Bottle from Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 10, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5782/pottery-bottle-from-sutton-hoo/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pottery Bottle from Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5782/pottery-bottle-from-sutton-hoo/>.

## License & Copyright

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