Accession No

1946.139 C


Description

Rider lug, with lateral circular perforations, decorated with appliqué rider. Surface abraded, head of zoomorphic rider with applied and incised pieces on head around face, several punctations around face for eyes and nostrils plus groove for mouth; arms start at the back of the rider, partially missing at its centre but curve in an S shape to the front then back to the base of the lug, each leg ending in foot made with wedge shaped punctations. Pink buff fabric with gritty 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 C


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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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)
Rider lug, with lateral circular perforations, decorated with appliqué rider. Surface abraded, head of zoomorphic rider with applied and incised pieces on head around face, several punctations around face for eyes and nostrils plus groove for mouth; arms start at the back of the rider, partially missing at its centre but curve in an S shape to the front then back to the base of the lug, each leg ending in foot made with wedge shaped punctations. Pink buff fabric with gritty temper.
Event Date 20/8/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:318159

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