Accession No

1954.182 G


Description

One body sherd of scratched ware with a long, rounded, horizontal lug that has flared ends and a large perforation through the middle. Fine, grey coloured fabric with a burnished surface and oblique scratches on one side of the lug. Traces of red pigment around one end of the perforation.


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 G


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


Context (Display)
Exhibited: on display in the Clarke Gallery, case 21, from 1984 until 09/04/2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


Description (Physical description)
One body sherd of scratched ware with a long, rounded, horizontal lug that has flared ends and a large perforation through the middle. Fine, grey coloured fabric with a burnished surface and oblique scratches on one side of the lug. Traces of red pigment around one end of the perforation.
Event Date 26/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


FM:311224

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