Accession No
1946.134 B
Description
Cylindrical roller stamp of grey ware ceramic. The outer surface has been incised with horizontal and vertical curvilinear lines with dotted circles in between.
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
1946.134 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
60mm x 80mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937.
Event Date 1937
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)
Guinness, W.E. (1938). Atlantic Circle. London: Blackie & Son.
Event Date 1938
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card by Richard Feachem for 1946.134 A-B: 'Pottery cylindrical stamp and cast.'
Event Date 1946
Author: maa
Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1947). The Material Culture of the Bay Islands. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery, Case 40, prior to 1985.
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Andrews Gallery, "The Americas 1492", 15 June 1992 to 24 September 1994.
Event Date 15/6/1992
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Cylindrical roller stamp of grey ware ceramic. The outer surface has been incised with horizontal and vertical curvilinear lines with dotted circles in between.
Event Date 6/8/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:317449
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