Accession No
1995.232 B
Description
Miniature tall-necked jar. Exterior folded rim with flattened top; long upright neck, featuring groove beneath the rim; globular body; rounded base. Two bands of punctations beneath neck; these are interrupted by two opposing lugs or adornos of approximately triangular shape, each composed of three interconnected, roughly circular protrusions with punctate decoration. Orange fabric with inclusions. Some brown accretions. Damage to rim and some chips out of body.
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
1995.232 B; B5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
91mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked 'B5'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
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)
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 1995.232 A-B: 'Miniature ollas with tall narrow necks and round bases. A is crudely made. B has adornos and punctations.'
Event Date 1995
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Miniature tall-necked jar. Exterior folded rim with flattened top; long upright neck, featuring groove beneath the rim; globular body; rounded base. Two bands of punctations beneath neck; these are interrupted by two opposing lugs or adornos of approximately triangular shape, each composed of three interconnected, roughly circular protrusions with punctate decoration. Orange fabric with inclusions. Some brown accretions. Damage to rim and some chips out of body.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:316042
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