Accession No

Z 35372 B


Description

Globular jar of yellowish buff ware. Everted rim; flared neck; two zoomorphic adornos in low relief on shoulder, possibly in form of frog; shallow remains of punctate decoration between adornos; round base. Approximately 1/3 of rim and neck broken off and missing.


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 35372 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

120mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Jodi Zhang


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: Jodi Zhang


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 35372 A-B: 'Ollas with wide, tall necks. b) eroded: remains of punctate decoration and applied figures on shoulder.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Globular jar of yellowish buff ware. Everted rim; flared neck; two zoomorphic adornos in low relief on shoulder, possibly in form of frog; shallow remains of punctate decoration between adornos; round base. Approximately 1/3 of rim and neck broken off and missing.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:316063

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