Accession No

2007.303


Description

Sherd - Blue sherds and fragments.


Place

Africa; East Africa; ?Kenya


Period


Source

?Beck, Horace J. (Mrs); ?Beck Collection


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

2007.303


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
Accompanying manuscript label reads: " 7-15. Kyamba dug up on the same site as stone tools by Capt. Montague.; 16-18. beads in possession of natives before the coming of white man." On reverse: 'Leakey Bead'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Blue sherds and fragments.
Event Date 2011
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
The label fund with the faience fragments and transcribed above does not really describe the objects, so it is possible the label actually belongs to another object.
Event Date 6/6/2014
Author: Imogen Gunn


Description (Physical description)
Fragment of blue faience object, possibly vessel, with some evidence of burning.
Event Date 6/6/2014
Author: maa


FM:263575

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