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

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 Unpublished report on 1955 survey and excavations in Tobago.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: Sophie Wardle

Context (Related Documents)
Cardboard box in which the object was stored reads: 'WEST INDIES - Tobago. MT. IRVINE COOMBE. 6 (ii) selected from superficial disturbed level'.
Event Date
Author: Josie Howl

Context (Field collection)
Mount Irvine Coombe, site 6. 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: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Sherd.
Event Date 14/7/2016
Author: Josie Howl

Description (Physical description)
Pottery fragment, reconstructed from three sherds. Thickened, horizontally flanged rim. Decorative modelling on exterior, featuring a rounded protrusion with three horizontal incisions in the form of pointed ovals. Traces of red paint on top of rim and exterior. Predominantly orange surfaces with sandy temper in the fabric.
Event Date 21/5/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle