Accession No

1924.1342


Description

Three body sherds of coarse grey ware. One carinated, with applied large circular pellets. One thick and flat, with stabbed holes and fragment of raised circular, possibly a kiln waster. One thick and flat, with applied decoration, possibly a kiln waster.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Hal Tarxien


Period

Neolithic


Source

Zammit, Themistocles (Professor) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.1342


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'HAL TARXIEN' and 'HT'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by Professor Zammit through the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Event Date 1924
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card: 'cf. M.A. Murray, Excavations in Malta [1923], Pl. XI, 75'
Event Date 1924
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Three fragments of pottery; coarse pinkish-grey ware. Decoration: in one piece, flattened spheres of clay applied to the surface; in another stabbed ornament; in another, very rough overlapping ridge.'
Event Date 1924
Author: maa


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


Description (Physical description)
Three body sherds of coarse grey ware. One carinated, with applied large circular pellets. One thick and flat, with stabbed holes and fragment of raised circular, possibly a kiln waster. One thick and flat, with applied decoration, possibly a kiln waster.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:49435

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