Accession No

1995.252 B


Description

Miniature vase; roughly shaped. Slightly flared direct rim with rounded lip; flared side wall; splayed annular base. Bands of incised and punctate decoration beneath rim and around the annular base. Two opposing lug handles located on upper body; very worn, but featuring circular impressions. Red fabric with inclusions. Damage to rim; substantial brown surface accretions.


Place

Americas; Central America; Honduras; Bay Islands


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic


Source

Guinness, Walter Edward (1st Lord Moyne) [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1995.252 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

76mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (Acquisition Details)
The Moyne collection arrived at MAA in 1938, after being displayed in London from 19 May to 1 June. Richard Feachem organised and partially accessioned the collection in 1946; the remainder was registered in 1981 and 1995. See archive (FA2/3/6, Doc.68, Doc.467 and Doc.470).
Event Date 1938
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Sophie Wardle


Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1947). The Material Culture of the Bay Islands. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1995.252 A-K: 'Miniature annular-based vessels. A, B and C are crudely done. Cylindrical.'
Event Date 1995
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Miniature vase; roughly shaped. Slightly flared direct rim with rounded lip; flared side wall; splayed annular base. Bands of incised and punctate decoration beneath rim and around the annular base. Two opposing lug handles located on upper body; very worn, but featuring circular impressions. Red fabric with inclusions. Damage to rim; substantial brown surface accretions.
Event Date 9/7/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle


FM:315815

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