Accession No

Z 35340 L


Description

Vertical, elongated, zoomorphic adorno sherd representing the full body of an animal. The top of the head comes to a fine curved point with two applied and punctated pellets indicating eyes. Below this are two horizontal bands of punctations with two slashes indicating limbs. The lower portion is curved upwards with a deeply punctated hole underneath. Part of the vessel wall remains.


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 35340 L


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

27mm x 96mm


Events

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


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


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: Aedan Jones


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 35340 A-X 'Lugs, humanoid or lizard-like. Some fragments. v and w are faces with cleft chins rather than whole bodies.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Vertical, elongated, zoomorphic adorno sherd representing the full body of an animal. The top of the head comes to a fine curved point with two applied and punctated pellets indicating eyes. Below this are two horizontal bands of punctations with two slashes indicating limbs. The lower portion is curved upwards with a deeply punctated hole underneath. Part of the vessel wall remains.
Event Date 18/7/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


FM:316276

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