Accession No
Z 33147 P
Description
Miniature vase of reddish buff ware. Open mouth with everted rim; a band of incised lines and punctations on shoulder, with two applied solid zoomorphic lugs or adornos; cylindrical body on rounded base. Traces of black paint or slip on rim and one adorno; chips to rim; base possibly once annular however ring 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 33147 P
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
51mm
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 33147 A-NN: 'Small and miniature annular-based pots with more or less cylindrical bodies, incised and punctate decoration.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Miniature vase of reddish buff ware. Open mouth with everted rim; a band of incised lines and punctations on shoulder, with two applied solid zoomorphic lugs or adornos; cylindrical body on rounded base. Traces of black paint or slip on rim and one adorno; chips to rim; base possibly once annular however ring broken off and missing.
Event Date 18/7/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:316275
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