Accession No

Z 33145 B


Description

Miniature vessel or vase. Simple rim with a line of circular punctations and two horizontal incised lines around the neck. Two opposing adornos or lugs are applied at the shoulder and punctated with five holes each. The walls are flared, tapering to an annular base. A portion of the rim is broken off and missing. 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 33145 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

67mm x 53mm


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 Z 33145 A-E 'Five miniature annular-based vessels with flaring straight sides, incised and punctate decoration.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Miniature vessel or vase. Simple rim with a line of circular punctations and two horizontal incised lines around the neck. Two opposing adornos or lugs are applied at the shoulder and punctated with five holes each. The walls are flared, tapering to an annular base. A portion of the rim is broken off and missing. Red/brown fabric.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


FM:316060

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