Accession No
Z 35873 B
Description
One globular jar of buff clay with grey core and pink slip. Everted direct rim with squared lip; wide and tall concave neck; globular body with flattened base and decoration of vertical finger strokes around shoulder at base of neck. Rim chipped and one hole in body near base, otherwise complete.
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
Z 35873 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
170mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
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: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 Z 35873 A-B: 'Ollas with wide, tall necks and flattened bases.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One globular jar of buff clay with grey core and pink slip. Everted direct rim with squared lip; wide and tall concave neck; globular body with flattened base and decoration of vertical finger strokes around shoulder at base of neck. Rim chipped and one hole in body near base, otherwise complete.
Event Date 10/7/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:315831
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