Accession No

1937.387 D


Description

Relatively flat, polychrome rim fragment of a large dish. Rounded rim; everted body walls with slight carination on the exterior. Red ware. Interior surface polished, with cream slip and painted decoration of horizontal lines in black and red on rim. Exterior surface with traces of black painted band on rim. Tempered with calcite. Previously reconstructed from two sherds; reconstructed has failed.


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

1937.387 D; S19 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1937.387 A-D: 'Four sherds; all are calcite tempered polychrome sherds of same silhouette forms with lateral modifications as 1937.386 A-H.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'C'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S19'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


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


Context (Field collection)
Black earth west of Retaining Wall a under north end of west side of Room B, B4. 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, polychrome rim fragment of a large dish. Rounded rim; everted body walls with slight carination on the exterior. Red ware. Interior surface polished, with cream slip and painted decoration of horizontal lines in black and red on rim. Exterior surface with traces of black painted band on rim. Tempered with calcite. Previously reconstructed from two sherds; reconstructed has failed.
Event Date 4/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:315693

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