food vessel

noun Archaeology.

an early Bronze Age grave vessel, 1600–1300 b.c., found in Ireland and northern Britain and intended for the use of the deceased in the afterlife.

Origin of food vessel

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby food vessel

food service, food stamp, food stylist, food truck, food vacuole, food vessel, food web, food-gathering, foodaholic, foodie, foodstuff

Example sentences from the Web for food vessel

  • In Ireland the pottery of the Bronze Age is principally represented by the type of vessel known as a food-vessel.

    The Bronze Age in Ireland |George Coffey

  • The Irish food-vessel is derived directly from the round-bottomed vessel of Neolithic times.

    The Bronze Age in Ireland |George Coffey