Accession No

1937.395 B


Description

Polychrome rim sherd from a bowl. Rounded rim; everted, straight body walls. Buff fabric; painted decoration in black and red on the exterior; red horizontal lines and orange slip on the interior. Tempered with tuff.


Place

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


Period

Terminal Classic Maya San Jose Period IV


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

582; 1937.395 B; S50 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'T' and '582'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S50'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Display)
Handwritten old display label in black ink found with objects (1037.392-1937.396) reads: 'Period IV'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1937.395 A-F: 'Sherds of bowls with outcurving sides; most, if not all, stood on three solid truncated-cone-shaped feet. Tuff tempered.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'T' and '582'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S50'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Display)
Handwritten old display label in black ink found with objects (1037.392-1937.396) reads: 'Period IV'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Field collection)
Below floor of Room F, B4 (west end) to depth of 48 cm. 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 (Field collection)
Below floor of Room F, B4 (west end) to depth of 48 cm. 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 (Analysis)
Tuff does not occur in Belize as the country is not a volcanic region.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Tuff does not occur in Belize as the country is not a volcanic region.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa


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


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)
Polychrome rim sherd from a bowl. Rounded rim; everted, straight body walls. Buff fabric; painted decoration in black and red on the exterior; red horizontal lines and orange slip on the interior. Tempered with tuff.
Event Date 8/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Polychrome rim sherd from a bowl. Rounded rim; everted, straight body walls. Buff fabric; painted decoration in black and red on the exterior; red horizontal lines and orange slip on the interior. Tempered with tuff.
Event Date 8/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:315750

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