Accession No

1929.176 A


Description

Four sherds of grey ware. One rim sherd with slightly everted rim and everted body walls, external surface decorated with stabbed circular holes. One rim sherd with externally rolled rim and rounded body, external surface red with incised vertical lines. One rim sherd from a small vessel with slightly everted rim, upright body walls with carination and incised vertical lines on external surface. One small, flat body sherd with applied circular pellets.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Hal Tarxien


Period

Late Neolithic Phase Ic


Source

Zammit, Themistocles (Professor) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1929.176 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten label in black ink found with objects reads: MALTA. STONE AGE.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1929.176 A-D: 'Sherds of Stone Age and Early Bronze Age period'.

Event Date
Author: maa


Context (References)
Zammit, T. (1930). Prehistoric Malta: The Tarxien Temples. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Display)
Possibly previously on display in archaeology gallery, Case 22, Clarke Gallery 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Four sherds of grey ware. One rim sherd with slightly everted rim and everted body walls, external surface decorated with stabbed circular holes. One rim sherd with externally rolled rim and rounded body, external surface red with incised vertical lines. One rim sherd from a small vessel with slightly everted rim, upright body walls with carination and incised vertical lines on external surface. One small, flat body sherd with applied circular pellets.
Event Date 25/2/2024
Author: maa


FM:49229

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