Accession No
TEMP.02882
Description
Sherd of gritty, pinkish-buff coloured 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
TEMP.02882
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found stored with Z 35367.
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
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: Zahni Blumenthal
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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)
Catalogue card for Z 35367: '[Two] unmarked sherd also probably from this vessel.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Sherd of gritty, pinkish-buff coloured fabric.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Amendments / updates)
In 1981, Mary Hill Harris speculated that this sherd belonged to Z 35367 or Z 35368. Upon closer inspection it appears to be from neither vessel. As such, it has been given a TEMP number and separate catalogue record.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:316058
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