Accession No

Z 44218 F


Description

Rim sherd of red fabric with thickened rim, groove just below the rim on the exterior surface, and black paint remaining on the exterior surface.


Place

Americas; Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago; Tobago; Mount Irvine Coombe


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic Saladoid


Source

Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 44218 F


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (References)
Bushnell, G.H.S. (n.d.). Unpublished report on 1955 survey and excavations in Tobago. MAA Archive (FR4/1/4 text, FR4/1/2 plates)
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card in Mary Hill Harris’ hand: 'Plain rims sorted 'drawn' by GHSB. e), f) and g) have grooves delineating the rims.'
Event Date
Author: Esther Laver


Context (Related Documents)
See archives relating to Bushnell's 1955 Tobago excavations (FR4/1/1 - FR4/1/7).
Event Date
Author: Josie Howl


Context (Field collection)
Mount Irvine Coombe, Site 6(ii) A-C2 21-27". Excavated by Geoffrey Bushnell during his 1955 expedition to Tobago, funded by the Crowther-Beynon Fund and Louis C.G. Clarke.
Event Date 1955
Author: Josie Howl


Context (References)
Harris, M.H.G. (1988). ‘The Ceramics of Tobago and Barbados: A Report on Studies In Progress.’ In Saunders, N.J. and de Montmollin, O. (eds.), Recent Studies in Pre-Columbian Archaeology. BAR International Series 421. Oxford: British Archaeological Report. pp. 245-273
Event Date 1988
Author: Esther Laver


Description (Physical description)
Plain rim sherd.
Event Date 13/7/2016
Author: Josie Howl


Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd of red fabric with thickened rim, groove just below the rim on the exterior surface, and black paint remaining on the exterior surface.
Event Date 22/5/2024
Author: Esther Laver


FM:271021

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