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

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: Danlei Zhou

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

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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 35866 A-G: 'Lugs with lizard-like heads, pierced bottoms, applied fillet across abdomen.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Vertical, elongated, zoomorphic adorno sherd representing the full body of an animal. Protruding head with deep groove on top running from vessel wall to a blunt point and two pronounced punctate eyes. Body with appliquéd punctated fillet, with single deep punctate at either end, across abdomen and punctates running down from eyes near vessel wall. Rounded, protruding bottom section with two deep punctates on upper face and single deep punctate on lower face. Retains part of the vessel wall. Red fabric.
Event Date 15/7/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou