Accession No
1924.1347
Description
Pottery sherd of buff fabric. Angled border decorated with a band of incised lines; decorated with incised squares in checkerboard style, every other square is decorated with small, incised cross-hatching pattern.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; il-Bahrija [Bahria]
Period
Early Bronze Age Phase IIa
Source
Zammit, Themistocles (Professor) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.1347
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
73mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
One fragment of pottery; buff with decoration of lattice pattern, incised
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Written on object: 'HT.'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Dr. Zammit, Valetta Museum, in 1909.
Event Date 1909
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Peet, T.E. (1910). 'Contributions to the Study of the Prehistoric Period in Malta'. Papers of the British School at Rome, vol. 5. pp. 149-161
Event Date 1910
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
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. III, 4.'
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Small handwritten label with sherd states "Bahria E.Br/A Phase IIa".
Event Date 5/2000
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Pottery sherd of buff fabric. Angled border decorated with a band of incised lines; decorated with incised squares in checkerboard style, every other square is decorated with small, incised cross-hatching pattern.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Display)
Display label with object reads 'Bahria' and handwritten on blue ink on reverse: 'E. Br/A Phase IIa.'
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:49440
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