Accession No

1937.386 G


Description

Relatively flat, red slipped rim fragment of a large dish. Rounded rim; straight, everted body walls with horizontal groove on the exterior. Buff ware with polished dark red slip on the interior. Tempered with calcite. Previously reconstructed from four sherds; now in two pieces.


Place

Americas; Central America; Belize; Orange Walk District; San José


Period

Late Classic Maya San Jose Period III


Source

Thompson, John Eric Sydney (Dr, Sir) [excavator and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1937.386 G; S69 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1937.386 A-H: 'Eight sherds. All are of simple silhouette originally standing on ring bases. All are modified by lateral moldings or grooves or countersunk moldings. Tempered with calcite. Typical of Period III.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Handwritten old display label in black ink found with objects (1037.386-1937.390) reads: 'Period III'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S69'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Field collection)
Beneath S68 (Under floor of Room A, B1. Top layer of fill). Excavated by John Eric Sydney Thompson in 1931, 1934 and 1936; it is not currently known in which field season this was excavated.
Event Date 1931
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (References)
Thompson, J.E.S. (1939). Excavations at San Jose, British Honduras. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Event Date 1939
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Relatively flat, red slipped rim fragment of a large dish. Rounded rim; straight, everted body walls with horizontal groove on the exterior. Buff ware with polished dark red slip on the interior. Tempered with calcite. Previously reconstructed from four sherds; now in two pieces.
Event Date 4/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:315689

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