Accession No
2012.45
Description
Pottery cylinder stamp for tattooing or marking cloth. Raised diamond pattern. Hollow.
Place
Americas; South America; Ecuador; Guayas Province; Guayaquil
Period
Regional Developmental Period Guangala 500 BC to 500 AD
Source
Keynes, Richard Darwin [collector and bequeather]; Mennell, Prudence [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2012.45; 33
Cultural Affliation
Material
Pottery; Ceramic
Local Term
Measurements
28mm x 30mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten tag accompanying object reads: '33 Cylinder seal for tattooing or marking cloth, Guangala culture, coast of Ecuador north of Guayaqil 500 B.C. - 500 A.D. given to me by Prudy Mennell, 17.xi.74'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked on one end of the stamp in black ink: 'G' and '33'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Field collection)
In his bequest schedule, Prof. Richard Keynes writes that this object is from the 'coast of Ecuador, north of Guayaquil, 500 BC to 500 AD. Given to me in Quito by Prudy Menell [sic], 17.xi.74.'
Event Date 1974
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pottery cylinder stamp for tattooing or marking cloth. Raised diamond pattern. Hollow.
Event Date 5/10/2012
Author: maa
FM:266580
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