food vessel

American

noun

Archaeology.

an early Bronze Age grave vessel, 1600–1300 b.c., found in Ireland and northern Britain and intended for the use of the deceased in the afterlife.

Etymology

Origin of food vessel

First recorded in 1870–75

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food vessel

By his left hand was the food vessel that is now placed on the left side of the skull, and at his feet are a number of small bronze studs or rivets.

From The Evolution of an English Town by Gordon Home

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