Accession No
1961.191 A
Description
Sherd from an oval bowl incorporating an inturned rim. Made up of a red fabric with coarse grit temper and covered with a red slip on the interior and exterior. Decoration on the exterior of a band of square stab marks, made by downward movement on wet clay. Lug, possibly an adorno, protruding from the rim and a perforated hole below.
Place
Americas; Caribbean; Jamaica; St. Thomas; Bowden
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic ?Meillacoid
Source
Tyndale-Biscoe, J. S. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1961.191 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Analysis)
Label appears to have been removed; it probably said (as on B, C and D) "Bowden, St. Thomas, Bowden Sub-Culture".
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd from oval buff-ware bowl with coarse grit temper, mostly covered with a red wash. Wall has a row of large stab marks, made by downward movement on wet clay, and there is a lug on the end with a hole below.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register description for 1961.191 A-D: 'Red ware sherds'
Event Date 1961
Author: Alana Edgeworth
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery West Indies Case until 1986
Event Date 1986
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Conservation (Museum Additions Removed)
CON.2024.5957 | Museum Additions Removed
Event Date 13/6/2024
Author: Stephanie De Roemer
Description (Physical description)
Sherd from an oval bowl incorporating an inturned rim. Made up of a red fabric with coarse grit temper and covered with a red slip on the interior and exterior. Decoration on the exterior of a band of square stab marks, made by downward movement on wet clay. Lug, possibly an adorno, protruding from the rim and a perforated hole below.
Event Date 7/6/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth
FM:137902
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