offering tray

Red pottery offering tray. Sub rectangular shape. 30cm long. 2 water channels. Head of ox, bread(4), trussed calf, a foreleg, radishes, container with four bowls. Originally part of Rustafjaell collection purchased by Wellcome in 1906. Trays such as these were placed above the grave of the deceased. It is thought that water would be poured over the tray and a 'spell' recited. The water then would …