Object

Accession No

Z 978 A

Description

Sherd of decorated pottery, possibly from a vessel. Convex disc with large central perforation, possibly the rim of a globular vessel with narrow mouth; decorated around the rim with five arches and six grooves, possibly a floral motif; two smaller perforations either side of the mouth; broken around the circumference; black fabric with buff surface, coil built.

Place

Americas; North America; United States of America; Florida; Lake County; Emeralda; Hopson Mound

Period

Mississippian

Source

Moore, Clarence Bloomfield [excavator and donor]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

Z 978 A; MAA: 1913.503; AR 1913.397; 105 [Moore no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Ceramic; Pottery

Local Term

Measurements

Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered: 'Hopson Md, Esmeralda / Lake Co., Fla. 4 1/2ft down with human remains'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered with Moore number printed in blue: '105'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 987 A-B: 'Two pottery fragments.'

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (References)
Moore, C.B. (1895). ‘Certain Sand Mounds of the Ocklawaha River, Florida’. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2nd series, vol. 10. pp. 518-543.
Event Date 1895
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
Found 4.5 ft down, with human remains, Hopson Mound. Excavated by C.B. Moore in 1895. See archive (FR5/1/1) for notes and labels.
Event Date 1895
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Sherd of decorated pottery, possibly from a vessel. Convex disc with large central perforation, possibly the rim of a globular vessel with narrow mouth; decorated around the rim with five arches and six grooves, possibly a floral motif; two smaller perforations either side of the mouth; broken around the circumference; black fabric with buff surface, coil built.
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring

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