Accession No
1946.139 B
Description
Hollow rider lug, with lateral circular perforations, decorated with appliqué rider and with traces of black paint. Surface abraded, head of rider possibly with headdress and ear adornments, face made with bifurcated area; arms start at the back of the rider and curve in an S shape to the front. Red brown fabric with sandy temper.
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
1946.139 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black pen with the letter 'F'
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
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: Stephanie Chinneck
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: Stephanie Chinneck
Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card for 1946.139 A-K by Richard Feachem: ‘Ten "saddle" lugs.'
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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
Description (Physical description)
Hollow rider lug, with lateral circular perforations, decorated with appliqué rider and with traces of black paint. Surface abraded, head of rider possibly with headdress and ear adornments, face made with bifurcated area; arms start at the back of the rider and curve in an S shape to the front. Red brown fabric with sandy temper.
Event Date 20/8/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:318158
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