Accession No

Z 31538 B


Description

Nine pottery sherds, one broken into two pieces, including one rim sherd, six body sherds, and two handle sherds. Rim sherd: medium grey fabric with a thinned, rounded rim. Body sherds: one of fine, pink fabric; two of medium, orange to grey fabric, each with a small, thin projection; one of fine, grey to white fabric with two incised lines; one of medium grey fabric decorated with grey-black paint and incised oblique lines; two refitting sherds of medium, buff-grey fabric with finely incised chevrons. Handles: both of grey-buff fabric; one strap handle of narrow oval cross-section; one burnished sherd with part of a strap handle.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; ?Borg in-Nadur; ?Gozo; ?Ggantija


Period

Bronze Age


Source

?Murray, Margaret Alice [excavator and donor]; ?Trump, David Hilary [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 31538 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Analysis)
See 1924.892 [excavated by Margaret Murray], and 1954.184 [excavated by David Trump]. Which of these excavations these sherds belong to is currently unknown.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 31538 [A-B]: 'Bronze Age sherds, some incised and painted.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (References)
Vella, N.C., Zammit, M.E. and Bugeja, A. (2011). 'Borg in-Nadur: The excavations of Margaret A. Murray and David H. Trump.' In Davide Tanasi and Nicholas Vella (eds), Site, Artefacts and Lanscape: Prehistoric Borg in-Nadur, Malta. Italy: Polimetria International Scientific Publisher. pp. 45-68.
Event Date 2011
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Nine pottery sherds, one broken into two pieces, including one rim sherd, six body sherds, and two handle sherds. Rim sherd: medium grey fabric with a thinned, rounded rim. Body sherds: one of fine, pink fabric; two of medium, orange to grey fabric, each with a small, thin projection; one of fine, grey to white fabric with two incised lines; one of medium grey fabric decorated with grey-black paint and incised oblique lines; two refitting sherds of medium, buff-grey fabric with finely incised chevrons. Handles: both of grey-buff fabric; one strap handle of narrow oval cross-section; one burnished sherd with part of a strap handle.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Context (Amendments / updates)
These nine sherds were found with sherds from two different sites: Borg in-Nadur (Z 31538 A), and Ggantija on the island of Gozo, Malta (1938.441). It is unclear whether the sherds originate from Borg in-Nadur, Ggantija, or another unknown site. Both sites have therefore been suggested in the Place field of this record.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


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