Description (Labels & Markings)
Rectangular paper label adhered to object reading in black ink: 'INDIAN POTTERY. MAXWELL. BARBADOS', adding in a later hand in black ink: 'H.W.F.'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note on white paper found in zip bag with Z 2661 A-I reading in black biro ink: 'Was in display drawer with groups (1) of Z. 2686'. It is not clear to which sherds of Z 2661 A-I this refers to.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung

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 (Analysis)
Examined by Ronald Taylor, Director of the Barbados Museum, on 2 June 1977. 'Section of cooking vessel - probably looked like [see Fig. A]. Rounded base for standing in sand or loose soil or in clay base thus: - [see Fig. B] Arawak period.' See archive for notes and drawing of object (FA4/2/1).
Event Date 2/6/1977
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Display)
Exhibited: 2 sherds were displayed until 1985
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

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 2660 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)
One rim sherd of light buff fabric with grey core. Everted, externally thickened and externally bevelled rim with decoration of horizontal and vertical grooves on exterior below lip.
Event Date 5/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung