Accession No
1928.177.4
Description
One sherd of coarse, very dark grey fabric from a pedestal base or lid. Sherd is part of a disc, with both faces flat, the edge curved and squared, and the centre thickened.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Tószeg
Period
Early Bronze Age Middle Fuzesabony
Source
National Museum of Hungary [donor]; Tompa, Ferenc [excavator]; Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.177.4; TS151b [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
68mm x 22mm x 93mm Weight 0.1kg
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See photograph of object on catalogue card, no. TS151(b).
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Object marked 'Toszeg 151 Stratum V 28.177' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
A white hand written label adhered to the object reads 'Toszeg 151. Stratum V 28.177.' in black ink.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Field collection)
Stratum V. Joint excavation by Ferenc Tompa, National Museum of Hungary and Louis C.G. Clarke, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1927. See archive (LL1/4/1 – LL1/4/3) for correspondence, notes, drawings, etc.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Context (References)
Childe, V. Gordon. (1927). ‘A Bronze Age Village in Hungary: A Thousand Years of Prehistory’. The Illustrated London News, 24 September 1927, p. 498.
Event Date 1927
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description: 'Base sherd of pottery, coarse. Function: as a base with pedestal or a lid. Very dark grey, (Munsell colour 2.5yr.N3/). Coarse Ware.'
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Context (References)
Schalk, Emily. (1981). ‘Die Frühbronzezeitliche Tellsiedlung bei Tószeg, Ostungarn, mit Fundmaterial aus der Sammlung Groningen (Niederlande) und Cambridge (Großbritannien)’. Dacia, vol. 25. pp. 63–129. cf. Fig. 32, no. 205.
Event Date 1981
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (References)
Leighton, Mary and Stig Sorensen, Marie Louise. (2004). 'Breathing Life into the Archives: Reflections Upon Decontextualization and the Curatorial History of V.G. Childe and the Material from Toszeg'. European Journal of Archaeology, vol. 7. pp. 41-60.
Event Date 2004
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Display)
On display in 'Creativity in the Bronze Age' (CinBA) exhibition, Maudslay Hall, 9/4/2013 - 6/7/2013.
Event Date 9/4/2013
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
One sherd of coarse, very dark grey fabric from a pedestal base or lid. Sherd is part of a disc, with both faces flat, the edge curved and squared, and the centre thickened.
Event Date 9/5/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:50421
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