0 used at or relating to funerals (= ceremonies for burying or burning the dead):
a traditional funerary mask
It is possible that these pieces were used in ritual contexts outside the funerary context, then later placed in the tomb as an offering.
In total, seven funerary ollas, two hollow figurines, 23 vessels, and one miniature olla were found.
Seen from this perspective, it is understandable that the notion that the urnfields and barrows were funerary monuments is never found in the sagas.
Funerary ollas were distributed at the rear of the chamber near the walls.
As mentioned earlier, seven funerary ollas were distributed near the walls at the back of the chamber.
These so-called bottom graves are known exclusively from large barrows and were associated with richer funerary gifts than shaft graves.
We believe that the tomb was constructed for him and the important funerary rites were performed in his honor.
Rather than the primarily funerary function previously suggested for these objects, contextual data suggest multivalent meanings and functions.
