{"product_id":"fingask-beaker","title":"Fingask Beaker","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare Beaker from Fingask Estate, Perth and Kinross\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"636\"\u003eThis handcrafted museum quality replica is inspired by one of Scotland's most enigmatic \u003cstrong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"401\"\u003eBeaker vessels\u003c\/strong\u003e, discovered on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"460\"\u003eFingask Estate in Perth and Kinross\u003c\/strong\u003e. Thought to date to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"523\"\u003eLate Neolithic to Early Bronze Age\u003c\/strong\u003e, the original vessel is remarkable not only for its elegant form but also for the mystery that now surrounds it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003eThe beaker is believed to have originated from a \u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"708\"\u003eprehistoric grave\u003c\/strong\u003e, although the circumstances of its discovery were unfortunately never properly recorded. Described as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"862\"\u003elarge, exceptionally fine and complete vessel\u003c\/strong\u003e, it was recognised as an important archaeological find and was illustrated in several early publications. Despite this, much of its history has since been lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003e1963 or 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e, the original beaker was sent to auction in London. Since then, its whereabouts have remained unknown, leaving archaeologists and pottery enthusiasts with only a handful of surviving records from which to study it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003eOur replica has been painstakingly recreated from the available evidence, including a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1386\"\u003ehistoric black and white photograph\u003c\/strong\u003e and the detailed archaeological illustration published in \u003cem data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1490\"\u003eBeaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eDavid L. Clarke\u003c\/strong\u003e. These surviving records have allowed us to bring this almost forgotten vessel back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1608\" data-end=\"2016\"\u003eDavid L. Clarke classified the Fingask vessel as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1659\" data-end=\"1693\"\u003eEuropean Bell Beaker (Class E)\u003c\/strong\u003e, placing it within the wider Beaker tradition that spread across Britain and continental Europe during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age. During this period, new ideas, technologies and styles travelled remarkable distances, connecting communities across Europe through shared traditions of craftsmanship and ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2309\"\u003eUnlike many famous archaeological discoveries that can still be admired in museums, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2183\"\u003eFingask Beaker has effectively disappeared from the archaeological record\u003c\/strong\u003e. Today, this replica offers a rare opportunity to appreciate a vessel that few people have seen for more than half a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2311\" data-end=\"2506\"\u003eFor us, that is what makes the Fingask Beaker so special. 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