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The scuttle, a single-handled shallow bowl with one side bent inward and upward, is a cooking utensil and was probably used for burning coals. The high side by the handle would protect the hand from the heat of the burning charcoal.
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Title: Terracotta scuttle
Period: Late Helladic IIIA-B
Date: ca. 1400–1190 BCE
Culture: Mycenaean
Medium: Terracotta; Coarse ware
Dimensions: Length with handle 10 3/8 in. (16.3 cm.)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Gift of the Greek Government, 1927
Object Number: 27.120.9
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