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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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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