Accession No

1924.1344


Description

Rim sherd of grey polished ware. Inturned rim; rounded body. Deeply incised zigzag lines on external surface, with white infill.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Hal Tarxien


Period

Bronze Age Early Phase IIc


Source

Zammit, Themistocles (Professor) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.1344


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 (Display)
Handwritten old display label found with object reads: 'Phase IIC, Early. Dark excised ware, with white incrustation. Hal Tarxien. Related to grey wares of Thapsos-Pantano.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Analysis)
Related to grey Thapsos wares
Event Date 1924
Author: maa


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. XIII, 130, 131, etc.'
Event Date 1924
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


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


Description (CMS Description)
One fragment of pottery; black, incised with zig-zag pattern.
Event Date 11/6/1992
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd of grey polished ware. Inturned rim; rounded body. Deeply incised zigzag lines on external surface, with white infill.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:49437

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