Accession No
TEMP.00666
Description
Two rim sherds and a body sherd from the same vessel. Decorated around rim and shoulder.
Place
Africa; East Africa; South Sudan; Warrap; Wunrok
Period
Modern 20th century
Source
David, Nicholas [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00666
Cultural Affliation
Jieng [Dinka]
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'Modern Kinka Wun Rok'
Event Date 1979
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1979 as part of the second of the four British Institute of East Africa expedition to Southern Sudan, led by Nicholas David and Amum Tor of the Sudan Antiquities Service.
Event Date 1979
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
David, N., Harvey, P. and Coudie, C.J. (1982). 'Excavations in the Southern Sudan, 1979'. Azania, vol. XVI. pp. 7-54
Event Date 1982
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Two rim sherds and a body sherd from the same vessel. Decorated around rim and shoulder.
Event Date 1/11/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found, along with TEMP.00660-TEMP.00667, in a metal trunk marked '5'. Label found inside box reads 'S. Sudan Survey Box 1'. This material is probably part of what is referred to by the notes found with TEMP.00530-TEMP.00533 reading 'N.David. S. Sudan 1979-80 (to be distributed)' and 'This shelf + 1 below bones I will collect as soon as possible. K. Scott'. Nicholas David's 1982 article notes that 'the archaeological samples exported for analysis are held by the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, University of Cambridge, pending analysis of the flaked stone.' It seems, therefore, that this material was not intended to be permanently held by the museum, but it is not currently known where it should be held. The David article noted that 'materials of Middle Stone Age aspect are at the British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi... all remaining collections are stored at the Regional Ministry of Culture and Information, Juba.'
Event Date 8/8/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Amendments / updates)
Cultural group field has been updated to reflect that while 'Dinka' is a widely used ethnonym, the people themselves use the name 'Jieng'.
Event Date 24/3/2022
Author: Zoe Cormack
FM:281874
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