MODERN URN

A 1920s/30s Art-Deco urn (garden decoration) made from a conglomerate man-made material best termed as concrete.The object stands 230mm high, with an outer diameter of 185mm. The walls of the top of the piece are 32mm thick.The 'cup' is 80mm deep. The base has a diameter of 132mm.The object has been cast in concrete, probably mass produced in a mould. There are no tool or working marks that would be visible had it been carved or ground from stone, even a soft stone such as sandstone.On the inside edge of the urn is visible a small strip of iron embedded into the surface. This has two possible explanations: A) some ironstone inclusion as part of the conglomerate material used to make the obje

The Portable Antiquities Scheme, via Europeana.