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This bowl, made from bone, was found in the Neolithic village of
Skara Brae in Orkney. It was used sometime between 3100 and 2400
BC.
The
bowl was carved from a vertebra of a whale. It was found broken
in places.
The
remains of whales and other marine mammals were widely exploited
in coastal areas of Scotland, especially in the Northern and Western
Isles. Whalebone in particular was strong, dense and resilient,
and available in very large sizes.
©SCRAN/National Museums Scotland
Whalebone bowl from skara Brae
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