Accession No
1937.397 B
Description
Red slipped rim fragment of a large bowl. Rounded, thickcened, outcurving rim; everted body walls with carination. Buff yellow fabric. Polished dark red slip on the interior; traces of red slip on the exterior. Tempered with calcite. Reconstructed from three sherds.
Place
Americas; Central America; Belize; Orange Walk District; San José
Period
Terminal Classic Maya San Jose Period V
Source
Thompson, John Eric Sydney (Dr, Sir) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.397 B; S49 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
Handwritten old display label in black ink found with objects (1937.397-1937.399) reads: 'Period V'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S49'.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1937.397 A-B: 'Red ware sherds of high outcurving bowls. Calcite tempered.'
Event Date
Author: maa
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)
Red slipped rim fragment of a large bowl. Rounded, thickcened, outcurving rim; everted body walls with carination. Buff yellow fabric. Polished dark red slip on the interior; traces of red slip on the exterior. Tempered with calcite. Reconstructed from three sherds.
Event Date 8/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou
FM:315755
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