Accession No

1953.255.2


Description

Clay animal figurine, a sheep.


Place

Africa; East Africa; Sudan; Jebel Moya


Period

Stratum B c. 1600-750 BC Pre-Napatan


Source

Wellcome, Henry (Sir) [excavator and bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1953.255.2; 649


Cultural Affliation


Material

Clay; Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

26mm x 16mm x 20mm Weight 0.011kg


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: '649'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Field collection)
Excavated from site 100.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card for 1953.210-424 and Z 31677-83 states a date of Neolithic, 1000-c.300 BC.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Analysis)
Information extracted from the original Context field dated the material to various dates: 11th-?4th century BC, ?9th-?3rd century an c. 1000-300 BC. The Period field itself stated 'Meroitic'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1953.255: 'Unstratified clay, animal figurines from the excavations. See [19]53.253. Numbered 74, 1070, 5903, 904, 362, 1467, 4564. 187, 1741, 3808, 817, 5712, 704, 1530, 583, 1506, 4137, 5911, 4598, 1893, 2319, 2816, 1782, 602, 1248, 648, 649, 1243, 1245, 4477, 3242, 2412, 5797 (two pieces), 2586, 1623.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Field collection)
Excavated during the Wellcome expedition 1910-1914. Found at Site 100, no stratification given. Excavated by in ?1910 or ?1911.
Event Date 1910
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated to MAA in 1946 by the Trustees of Sir Henry Wellcome.
Event Date 1946
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
See Addison, Frank. 1949. The Wellcome Expedition in the Sudan Jebel Moya. London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press [Vol. I: Text & Vol. II: Plates].
Event Date 1949
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Old description for 1953.255: '40 clay animal figurines.'
Event Date 27/10/1992
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Analysis)
In March 2019, Dr. Isabelle Vella Gregory studied the Jebel Moya figurines at MAA. She provided measurements and new dating of this material and identified the animal. The Period field previously stated 'Meroitic' but since Dr Gregory's analysis this has been updated to 'Stratum B; c. 1600-750 BC; Pre-Napatan'. Information regarding her analysis can be found in the archive, Doc.491.
Event Date 3/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Isabelle Vella Gregory: 'Caprid: Sheep'
Event Date 3/2019
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Animal figurine.
Event Date 11/3/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:283181

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