Accession No

1924.1345.3-5


Description

Three body sherds of grey polished ware, with incised decoration.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Hal Tarxien


Period

Bronze Age Phase IIa


Source

Zammit, Themistocles (Professor) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.1345.3-5


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Display)
Handwritten old display label reads: 'Phase IIa incised ware. Hal Tarxian Cemetery. Related to Early Bronze Age wares of Liparis (Castellucion) Capo Graziano.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'HAL TARXIEN' AND 'HT'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.1345[.1-5]: 'Five fragments of pottery; grey and buff ware, slightly polished, incised with straight lines and zig-zag and lattice patterns'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Phase II a (Evans) = related to Castelluccio wares (Lipari)
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by Professor Zammit through the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Event Date 1924
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (References)
Zammit, T. (1930). Prehistoric Malta: The Tarxien Temples. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Three body sherds of grey polished ware, with incised decoration.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:305166

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