Claystrainers were probably used for the production of dairy products, like cheese and curd. Such cheese strainers have been known in Central Europe since the Neolithic.
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Title:Clay Strainer
Creator:Foto: AMH
Date:Pre-Roman Iron Age/Roman Iron Age
Location:Hamburg-Farmsen
Provenance:Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum