Accession No
1946.183 D
Description
Anthropomorphic figurine in red fabric. The body is completely solid and wears a headdress with incised diagonal lines. The eyes, nose and mouth are all incised with round punctations forming the ears. Arms are formed of two applied pieces bent at the elbow to rest on the chest. A prominent navel is punctated in the centre and two incised protrusions form the feet.
Place
Americas; Central America; Honduras; Bay Islands
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Guinness, Walter Edward (1st Lord Moyne) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1946.183 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
38mm x 75mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Aedan Jones
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Aedan Jones
Context (Acquisition Details)
The Moyne collection arrived at MAA in 1938, after being displayed in London from 19 May to 1 June. Richard Feachem organised and partially accessioned the collection in 1946; the remainder was registered in 1981 and 1995. See archive (FA2/3/6, Doc.68, Doc.467 and Doc.470).
Event Date 1938
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card by Richard Feachem for 1946.183 A-E: 'Five [6 found] various figurines.'
Event Date 1946
Author: maa
Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1947). The Material Culture of the Bay Islands. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge. Plate IX no. 7
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Archaeology Gallery, case 70, Clarke Gallery, 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery, Case 40, prior to 1984.
Event Date 1984
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Ceramic human figure of red fabric.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:304893
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