Accession No
Z 36014 B
Description
One rider lug of light reddish clay with red slip on exterior. An anthropomorphic or zoomorphic head on top with two undulating arms gripping onto the end of the hollow tubular lug which has one elongated slot on either side. Hollow interior filled with soil.
Place
Americas; Central America; Honduras; Bay Islands
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
Feachem, Richard William de Fécamp [excavator and donor]; ?Leaf, Derek [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
F
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
63mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil reading: 'F'.
Event Date
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Richard Feachem and Derek Leaf in 1939. See archive for papers, correspondence, etc. (Doc.68, Doc.467 and Doc.470).
Event Date 1939
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1940). ‘The Bay Islands, Gulf of Honduras.’ The Geographical Journal, vol 96(3). pp 181-189.
Event Date 1940
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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 36014 [A-B]: 'Two animal-like vessel legs, each ends in feet. One is more worn.'
Event Date 1981
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One rider lug of light reddish clay with red slip on exterior. An anthropomorphic or zoomorphic head on top with two undulating arms gripping onto the end of the hollow tubular lug which has one elongated slot on either side. Hollow interior filled with soil.
Event Date 19/8/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung
FM:318112
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