Accession No
Z 35865 Y
Description
Vertical, elongated, zoomorphic adorno sherd representing the full body of an animal. Protruding head with nose that comes to a point, which has broken off at the end; two applied pellets on either side of the head, which have been deeply punctated, two of which represent eyes; two deep punctations with incised line between them just under the head and just before the base; applied pellet in the middle of the body; one deeply incised line on each side of the body coming up onto the pellet; curved up and thickened at the base with deeply punctated hole through the bottom; rounded back.
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 35865 Y
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
89mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Context (References)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
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: Nora J. Klages-Miller
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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)
Original description for Z 35865 A-AC: 'Lugs with lizard-like heads, pierced bottoms'.
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Vertical, elongated, zoomorphic adorno sherd representing the full body of an animal. Protruding head with nose that comes to a point, which has broken off at the end; two applied pellets on either side of the head, which have been deeply punctated, two of which represent eyes; two deep punctations with incised line between them just under the head and just before the base; applied pellet in the middle of the body; one deeply incised line on each side of the body coming up onto the pellet; curved up and thickened at the base with deeply punctated hole through the bottom; rounded back.
Event Date 17/7/2024
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
FM:316226
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