Accession No
Z 33071 K
Description
Miniature vessel or vase. Thickened rim with two lines of punctate decoration around its circumference and two opposing applied lugs with incised decoration. The body is oval in shape tapering slightly towards the annular base. Red/brown fabric.
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 33071 K
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
75mm x 65mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Aedan Jones
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: Aedan Jones
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Aedan Jones
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 A-K 'Small annular-based cylindrical vessels with slightly flaring sides. c in two pieces. d, g and j are base section only.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Miniature vessel or vase. Thickened rim with two lines of punctate decoration around its circumference and two opposing applied lugs with incised decoration. The body is oval in shape tapering slightly towards the annular base. Red/brown fabric.
Event Date 11/7/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:315878
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