Accession No
Z 35874 B
Description
Almost complete jar, missing rim, wide upright neck on globular body and flattened base, possibly with traces of black and red paint on exterior surface. Brown fabric with gritty temper and quartz inclusions.
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 35874 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
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: Stephanie Chinneck
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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)
Z 35874 A-D: 'Ollas with wide necks and flattened bases.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Almost complete jar, missing rim, wide upright neck on globular body and flattened base, possibly with traces of black and red paint on exterior surface. Brown fabric with gritty temper and quartz inclusions.
Event Date 16/7/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:316133
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