Accession No
1924.940 A
Description
One rectangular plaque of micaceous calcareous buff fabric. Rectangular in cross section; one pierced hole in each corner of the plaque.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Portugal; Algarve; Alentejo
Period
?Mesolithic ?Neolithic
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]; Fonseca [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.940 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic
Local Term
Measurements
48mm x 15mm x 73mm
Events
Context (Other owners)
From the Fonseca Collection.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
From a habitation site
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.940 [A-E]: 'Five plaques or slabs in earthenware, each pierced with four holes, probably used as weights for nets or in weaving'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Archaeology Gallery, case 25, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Description (Physical description)
One rectangular plaque of micaceous calcareous buff fabric. Rectangular in cross section; one pierced hole in each corner of the slap.
Event Date 27/3/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:49403
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