hello new to site, can anyone recomend any sites that show pictures and info from earley cristian period on stone carved bowls and there uses , regards paul T.
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Stone Carved Bowls
Started by paul t, 21-May-2006 21:26
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 21:57
The bowls in question could have had a religous use, a local farmer found a stone carved bowl about 10 inches deep by 12 across with half circle carved corners, the stone is limestone and i was trying to get info on possible ussage and date, regards paul T.
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 23:12
Pault, you will need to say where the bowl was found ?
Welcome by the way.
If you look into long barrows, you will find clues to your bowl, imo.
At the far end of the barrow, at low level, you will find a small opening, chamber type construction, if you can visualise your bowl been sited there, with parts of the deceased in the bowl.
Again, imo, the bowl would have been left at this point, whilst the percieved deceased life force entered the earth at this point.
Once a month , due to the moons influence, for aprox 7 minutes, the flow entering the earth at the point in the barrow where these bowls were left, switchs around, they would have percieved life as been re-born back out, and into the bowl, and its contents.
Its material that it is constructed of, is important, it consists of former life, compounded sea life remains.
Kevin
Welcome by the way.
If you look into long barrows, you will find clues to your bowl, imo.
At the far end of the barrow, at low level, you will find a small opening, chamber type construction, if you can visualise your bowl been sited there, with parts of the deceased in the bowl.
Again, imo, the bowl would have been left at this point, whilst the percieved deceased life force entered the earth at this point.
Once a month , due to the moons influence, for aprox 7 minutes, the flow entering the earth at the point in the barrow where these bowls were left, switchs around, they would have percieved life as been re-born back out, and into the bowl, and its contents.
Its material that it is constructed of, is important, it consists of former life, compounded sea life remains.
Kevin
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Posted 22 May 2006 - 07:47
Your vision is very illuminating, Kevin. Yes, this entrance to the Underworld sounds convincing but should perhaps be corroborated by more inspections!? And is it true that there are barrows where only e.g. legs are found and in another say elbows or pelvises!? As mythical imagination of our forefathers was mostly connected to some physical or nearly physical objects; I wonder if we are dealing here with a consequent custom of following a correspondence between the parts of a land and part of the body of the Primaeval Giant!? This concept is used in Vedic dowsing (parts of the Purusha`s body) and in the Chinese traditions (P`anku). And we`ve got Ymir, of course; in Nordic lore.
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Posted 6 June 2006 - 10:16
Small carved stone bowls were found at the Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae in Orkney... there were traces of pigments in them (including ochre), so they were, in this instance, used for mixing paints of some description.
See 'Prehistoric Orkney" Anna Ritchie 1995 ISBN 0-7134-7593-5 page 70
See 'Prehistoric Orkney" Anna Ritchie 1995 ISBN 0-7134-7593-5 page 70
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Posted 7 June 2006 - 14:19
Vikings used stone carved bowls.I think it was soapstone they used mostly though.A few links that might be helpfull:
http://www.regia.org/stone.htm
http://www.channel4....etlar_soap.html
www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/aos1nu/archscot1/3_landscapes_of_settlement_production_and_exchange/exchange/steatite_2.htm
The stone basin at Newgrange:
http://www.knowth.co...ge-interior.htm
Doesn't appear to be one specific site on the subject,just the odd mention here and there.
Maybe a local museum would be able to identify the object for you.
http://www.regia.org/stone.htm
http://www.channel4....etlar_soap.html
www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/aos1nu/archscot1/3_landscapes_of_settlement_production_and_exchange/exchange/steatite_2.htm
The stone basin at Newgrange:
http://www.knowth.co...ge-interior.htm
Doesn't appear to be one specific site on the subject,just the odd mention here and there.
Maybe a local museum would be able to identify the object for you.
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