Accession No
1954.182 B
Description
One rim sherd of scratched ware with traces of red ochre infill. Fine, grey to orange coloured fabric. Scratched decoration consists of intersecting curved lines. Rim is straight with a squared edge and a perforation in the top.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Malta; Gozo; Ggantija
Period
Late Neolithic Phase Ib
Source
Trump, David Hilary [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1954.182 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
Old handwritten display label in black ink reads: 'Phase 1b Scratched ware (incised after firing) with red ochre incrustation. Ggantija. Related to Neolithic II pottery of S. Italy.' [added in blue ink] '38.441 a,b; 54.182 A, B, E, F-I, K, M.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Three handwritten notes found with 1954.182 read: 'Ggantija Late Neo Phase 1c. 54.182 O'; 'Ggantija Early Neo Phase 1c. 54.182. P'; 'Style Ib Ggantija Malta'.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1954.182 A-R: 'Eighteen sherds of Evans' Style Ib (O and P are Phase Ic), scratched ware, some with traces of red (ochre?) incrustation. A, B, D, E, I, H, P, M: Rims. L: Rim with no ornament. G: Horizontal trumpet-ended lug. O: Similar lug but unperforated. K: Vertical perforated lug.'
Event Date 1954
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One rim sherd of scratched ware with traces of red ochre infill. Fine, grey to orange coloured fabric. Scratched decoration consists of intersecting curved lines. Rim is straight with a squared edge and a perforation in the top.
Event Date 25/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:311219
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