Accession No

1963.259


Description

One flat-based tripod bowl of cream clay with orange slip and red and black painted decoration. Everted simple rounded rim; flaring body; obtuse angled slightly sagging base with three truncated solid conical feet. Interior painted decoration of red rim and two black horizontal lines; exterior painted decoration of black horizontal double lines framing a band of red and black painted meander lines. Reconstructed from sherds; small piece of rim missing.


Place

Americas; Central America; Belize; Cayo District; Douglas Da Silva; Rio Frio Cave


Period

Late Classic Maya


Source

Government of British Honduras [donor]; Anderson, A. H. [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1963.259


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

194mm x 87mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked on underside in white ink reading: 'RIO FRIO CAVE E. Ford Young's Alcove. 11th January 1959'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


Context (Field collection)
Rio Frio cave E, from Ford Young's Alcove in W. wall, about 30 feet above floor.

Event Date 11/01/1959
Author: maa


Context (Related Documents)
Original card has sketch of motif
Event Date 1963
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by the government of Belize in consideration of Crowther-Beynon Grant for research.
Event Date 1963
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Flat-based tripod bowl with flaring sides. Small solid truncated conical feet. Except for outside of base has orange slip, redder inside. Outside has a series of horizontal black lines, with 5 groups in black and in red. Inside is a red band below lip and a pair of black lines below. Small piece of rim missing.
Event Date 1/6/1963
Author: maa


Conservation (Monitoring)
CON.2024.5963 | Monitoring
Event Date 26/6/2024
Author: Ayesha Fuentes


Description (Physical description)
One flat-based tripod bowl of cream clay with orange slip and red and black painted decoration. Everted simple rounded rim; flaring body; obtuse angled slightly sagging base with three truncated solid conical feet. Interior painted decoration of red rim and two black horizontal lines; exterior painted decoration of black horizontal double lines framing a band of red and black painted meander lines. Reconstructed from sherds; small piece of rim missing.
Event Date 26/6/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:140890

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