Accession No
Z 2660 A
Description
Three matching rim sherds of calcareous buff grey fabric. Simple inturned rim; vertically looped strap handle from rim to carination; carinated body.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Barbados; ?Maxwell
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic Saladoid Troumassoid-Suazoid
Source
?Feilden, Henry Wemyss (Colonel) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 2660 A; MAA: ?1889.154 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
The Accession Register for 1889.154 records that these were found by the donor in a kitchen midden at Maxwell, 6 November 1888.
Event Date 6/11/1888
Author: maa
Context (References)
Harris, M.H. and Hinds, R. (1995). ‘Pottery from Maxwell, Barbados’. In Alegria, R. and Rodriguez, M. (eds), Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Congress for Caribbean Archaeology. Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, San Juan, Puerto Rico. pp. 511‑522.
Event Date 1995
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
One of these sherds belongs with two from Z 2659 and Z 2661 and together forms part of the rim and body of a small bowl.
Event Date 1/10/2003
Author: maa
Context (References)
Harris, M.H. (2019). ‘The Pre-Colonial Pottery of Barbados’. In de Waal, M.S. et al (eds.), Pre-Colonial and Post-Contact Archaeology in Barbados. Leiden: Sidestone Press. pp. 77-97
Event Date 2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Three matching rim sherds of calcareous buff grey fabric. Simple inturned rim; vertically looped strap handle from rim to carination; carinated body.
Event Date 4/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Amendments / updates)
Since only objects with the idno Z 2661 A, Z 2661 B, and Z 2661 D.1 have a label with the unambiguous information 'Maxwell' and 'H.W.F.', the 'Place' and 'Source' fields of the other objects under the idnos Z 2659, Z 2660, and Z 2661 were updated accordingly.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:136592
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