Accession No
Z 31683.46
Description
DUPLICATE? Fragment of animal figurine of clay.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Sudan; Jebel Moya
Period
Neolithic? Merotic?
Source
Wellcome, Henry (Sir)
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 31683.46
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Fired Clay; Unfired Clay
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 31683: '50+ fragments of clay animal figurines.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Labels & Markings)
A large piece of cardboard found with the objects reads: 'Jebel Moya. Un-numbered clay figurines from the 1910-11 excavations. NOT ENTERED. 1910-11 excavations'.
Event Date 1910
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (CMS Context)
RECORD CREATED FROM THE ACCESSION REGISTER
Other similar objects from this site have been described as children's toys
label in box reads "Jebel Moya Un-numbered clay figurines from 1910-1911 excavations not entered" 2/4/2002 - S. Webb
For further information on the site of Jebel Moya, Sudan SEE: The Wellcome Expedition in the Sudan Jebel Moya S Vol. I Text Vol. II Plates. By Frank Addison M.A.. Vol.I.p.269-399 Register of graves - gives details including the finds and the museums sent to. P.61-96(Cp.2) TSpecialU graves in more detail. Include Graves 312 & 315 material from which is at Cambridge See 1953.286 & 1953.287. Vol.II.Plates. All those objects which are illustrated in the plates have been underlined but are also listed here: PlXLI B shell beads; 1=G512 2=G500 4=G271; =ostrich. PlXLII A natrolite beads and pendants 3=G851. PLXLIII B natrolite beads and pendants 4=G2356 11=G814 13=G500 14=G1702. PlXLVII A 4=faience beads G1559. PlXLVII B black polished ostrich egg-shell beads 2=G437. PlXLVIII A 2=faience G1884. PlLIV A lipstuds 1 quartz G876 B nose & ear studs 8=blue-grey stone earstud G567 14=polished grey pottery G456 lipstud. PlLV B bone armlets 1=G752. PlLVI A bone & ivory ornaments 6=broken ivory hair ornament, section 316 18=Ditto, section 299 19=ditto, section 284. PlLVII A 3=ivory chisel G564. PlLVIII A shell pendants 11=G730 19=G984. PlLVIII B 3=shell pendant G1190. PlLXX A& B stone rings 4=G315 9=495 14=G673. PlLXXI A picks etc. 3=E.Cemetery 14=Section 40. PlLXXI B maceheads 9=Section 364 11=Section 206. PlXXII A grinders & rubbers 3=Section 347 14=G510. For G271 , see 1953.282. For G512 , see 1953.312. For G500 , see 1953.305. For G851 , see 1953.331. For G2356 , see 1953.401. For G814 , see 1953.329. For G1702 , see 1953.373. For G1559 , see 1953.370. For G437 , see 1953.299. For G1884 , see 1953.383. For G876 , see 1953.332. For G567 , see 1953.311. For G456 , see 1953.301. For G752 , see 1953.324. For G564 , see 1953.310. For G730 , see 1953.323. For G984 , see 1953.341. For G1190 , see 1953.350. For G315 , see 1953.287. For G495 , see 1953.304. For G673 , see 1953.319. For G510 , see 1953.307. Pl LXI Accession numbers as yet unknown (MarchU83). Pl LXXI A 3=1953.223 marked 3370 from 40c.m. below ground surface. 14=1953.223 marked 381 1912-13. Pl LXXI B 9=1953.222 marked 3749 11=1953.222 marked 1510 1912-13. Pl LXXII A 3=1953.235 marked 3449; Date: 11 - ?4 Century BC -; Collected in 1910-1914
Event Date 1/6/2003
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Ceramic animal figurines, possibly made of sun dried clay rather than fired clay.
Event Date 1/6/2003
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Fragment of animal figurine of clay.
Event Date 12/3/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:283283
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