Object

Accession No

1937.389 E

Description

Rim fragment of a large bowl. Thickened, rounded, incurving rim; everted body walls. Buff ware. Mottled black on the interior. Tempered with calcite. Reconstructed from two sherds.

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

1937.389 E; S78 [Excavation no.]; ?726; ?926

Cultural Affliation

Material

Ceramic; Pottery

Local Term

Measurements

Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1937.389 A-E: 'Two red and three mottled sherds of incurving bowls. Mottled sherds are supplied with thickened and incurving rims. Tempered with calcite.'
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: 'S78'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: '726' or '926'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou

Context (Field collection)
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)
Rim fragment of a large bowl. Thickened, rounded, incurving rim; everted body walls. Buff ware. Mottled black on the interior. Tempered with calcite. Reconstructed from two sherds.
Event Date 4/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou

FM:315697