Accession No

Z 35358 D


Description

One globular jar of reddish clay with grey core. Everted rim with rounded lip; wide concave neck; globular body with small dimpled base. Decoration of horizontal band of clusters of four finger imprints and two vertical finger strokes on shoulder just below base of neck. Parts of rim and neck broken off and missing, 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 35358 D


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

155mm


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 35358 A-E: 'Five ollas with wide, tall necks and flattened or hollow bases. Plain or with fingertip decoration.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
One globular jar of reddish clay with grey core. Everted rim with rounded lip; wide concave neck; globular body with small dimpled base. Decoration of horizontal band of clusters of four finger imprints and two vertical finger strokes on shoulder just below base of neck. Parts of rim and neck broken off and missing, otherwise complete.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:316047

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