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


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