Accession No
1946.139 D
Description
Hollow rider lug, decorated with appliqué rider, circumference lined with lateral slashes and circular perforations, ceramic piece inside lug for rattle. Surface abraded, head of zoomorphic rider with several punctations around face for eyes and possibly ear adornments; undulating arms start at the back of the rider ending at the front, where there are also four applied pieces with grooved decoration. Orange brown 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 D
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 Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.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, decorated with appliqué rider, circumference lined with lateral slashes and circular perforations, ceramic piece inside lug for rattle. Surface abraded, head of zoomorphic rider with several punctations around face for eyes and possibly ear adornments; undulating arms start at the back of the rider ending at the front, where there are also four applied pieces with grooved decoration. Orange brown fabric with gritty temper.
Event Date 20/8/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:318160
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