I have been collecting them since 2001 when the government response to the Foot And Mouth epidemic drove me to Orkney, desperate to be able to set foot in a field containing ancient sites. I was not disappointed.
You can see a large bronze age funerary urn on the left, and in the foreground a couple of lovely bronze age beakers. You can also see a ceramic wild boar on the left (not one of Andrew's).
Two places to the right of the large urn is a typical shallow Unstan ware pot - as found in Orkney at cairns such as Unstan and Tomb of The Eagles. That is the only Neolithic piece I have. The spoons were also made by Andrew.
Another favourite is the little cup with 'ears' in front of the urn which was made by Sigrid, Andrew's wife.
These are closeups of some of them:
Iron Age food vessel - note the spikes used for holding it. Also note the 'La Tene' styling.
Bronze Age Urn - the vogue pot to be buried in the mid second millennium
Unstan ware pot
Funerary Urn from later Bronze Age
Bronze Age beaker - for drinking ale or for holding cremated remains - or both ? It is great to hold.
If you were curious as to the method used to make these pots, Andrew has kindly sent on this photo of a firing.
