Accession No

Z 35292 I


Description

Miniature vase of asymmetrical form. Uneven direct rim; long gently rounded body, tapering towards a splayed annular base. Two opposing lugs attach at upper body. These are very worn but appear to have been of quatrefoil form with punctations. Red fabric with inclusions, some shimmering. Some brown surface accretions.


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 35292 I


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

60mm


Events

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


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: Sophie Wardle


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


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 35292 A-T: 'Annular-based vessels with curved sides and flaring rim: goblet shape. Incised and punctate decoration.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Miniature vase of asymmetrical form. Uneven direct rim; long gently rounded body, tapering towards a splayed annular base. Two opposing lugs attach at upper body. These are very worn but appear to have been of quatrefoil form with punctations. Red fabric with inclusions, some shimmering. Some brown surface accretions.
Event Date 16/7/2024
Author: Sophie Wardle


FM:316181

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