Accession No
Z 11545
Description
Handled jar, possibly an urn, with black burnished surface, possibly Hallstatt B. Everted rim, flat topped; three grooves and a dashed line around neck and wrap around the base of loop handle; shoulder body on flat base. Chips to rim.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Lake Neuchatel; Auvernier
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 11545
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
117mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Vessel of grey clay with surface (once graphitiert). Ornament; Three Rillen, one Reihe von kleinen Einstichen. Rund um den henkel besondere verzierung. Condition good, surface not equal.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
A label is affixed to the exterior of the vessel which reads in very faint type 'AUVERNIER LAKE OF NEUCHATEL'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
The base is marked 'AUVERNIER. FOSTER COLL.' in white ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Related Documents)
See card for sketch (1:4)
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card: 'cf. Vogt 1930, No. 169, Pl. V, p. 53'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1892). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.'
Event Date 1892
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
A one handled vessel of dark grey or black wear. The rim is slightly chipped. Three horizontal grooves run around the neck and underneath the handle with one dashed line immediately under these.
Event Date 2013
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Handled jar, possibly an urn, with black burnished surface, possibly Hallstatt B. Everted rim, flat topped; three grooves and a dashed line around neck and wrap around the base of loop handle; shoulder body on flat base. Chips to rim.
Event Date 17/4/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:44064
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