Accession No

1924.629 A


Description

Sherd of Guanche pottery. Simple everted rim with a concave body widening to a pronounced ridge. The surface is painted with a dark pigment with vertical lines around the rim. Grey fabric.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Spain; Macaronesia; Canary Islands


Period


Source

Jenkinson, Francis John Henry [?bequeather]; Davies, Horace (Mrs) [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.629 A


Cultural Affliation

Guanche


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adhered to object reads: 'Guanche Grand Canary'
Event Date
Author: Aedan Jones


Description (Physical description)
Decorated rim sherd, with sharp carination.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Other owners)
Card reads 'Given by Mrs Horace Davies Jan 26th 1915 to F Jenkinson for the Museum.'
Event Date 26/1/1915
Author: Aedan Jones


Context (Acquisition Details)
The Accession Register gives the donor of A and B as the 'Late F. Jenkinson', and that C was 'sent by [the] new Uni[versity] Librarian', namely Alwyn Faber Scholfield.
Event Date 1923
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'A) Fragment of Guanache pottery.'
Event Date 1924
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Sherd of Guanche pottery. Simple everted rim with a concave body widening to a pronounced ridge. The surface is painted with a dark pigment with vertical lines around the rim. Grey fabric.
Event Date 20/2/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


FM:49370

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