Accession No

Z 35340 R


Description

Vertically elongated adorno sherd. A series of horizontally incised lines divide the surface into three portions. The entire surface is covered in round punctations and applied pellets. Some of the vessel wall is still attached.


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 R


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

54mm x 38mm x 82mm


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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)
Vertically elongated adorno sherd. A series of horizontally incised lines divide the surface into three portions. The entire surface is covered in round punctations and applied pellets. Some of the vessel wall is still attached.
Event Date 18/7/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


FM:316307

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