Accession No
1924.1345.1-2
Description
Two sherds of grey ware. One rim sherd with large, everted rim and short, constricted neck; body decorated with incised horizontal straight and wavy lines. One body sherd with incised decoration of geometric design.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Hal Tarxien
Period
Bronze Age Phase IIa
Source
Zammit, Themistocles (Professor) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.1345.1-2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
Phase II a (Evans) = related to Castelluccio wares (Lipari)
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'Ba'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'HAL TARXIEN' and 'HT'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten old display label in black ink reads: 'Phase IIa incised ware. Hal Tarxian Cemetery. Related to Early Bronze Age wares of Liparis (Castellucion) Capo Graziano.'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.1345[.1-5]: 'Five fragments of pottery; grey and buff ware, slightly polished, incised with straight lines and zig-zag and lattice patterns'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by Professor Zammit through the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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)
Context (Display)
Previously on display in archaeology gallery, Case 23, Clarke Gallery 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Two pot sherds from vessels of brown fabric decorated with incised geometric ornament. One rim sherd.
Event Date 19/10/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Two sherds of grey ware. One rim sherd with large, everted rim and short, constricted neck; body decorated with incised horizontal straight and wavy lines. One body sherd with incised decoration of geometric design.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:49438
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