Accession No
1955.49 B
Description
Zoomorphic head of buff ware. Possibly representing a manatee, the body is decorated with round ridged lines; the head projects with pierced eyes and snout facing down.
Place
Americas; South America; Brazil; Pará; Santarém
Period
Incised and Punctate Horizon Santarem
Source
Ashton, Peter Shaw [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.49 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
41mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Desrciption for 1955.49 A-C: 'Three adornos... B. Much weathered animal head, brown ware...'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Surface collection. Collected by Peter Shaw Ashton, University of Cambridge Amazon Expedition 1954.
Original card has sketch of C
Event Date 1954
Author: maa
Context (References)
Ashton, P.S. (1955). ‘To The Mountains of the Moon’. The Eagle, vol. LVI, no. 246. pp. 161-164
Event Date 1955
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Zoomorphic head of buff ware. Possibly representing a manatee, the body is decorated with round ridged lines; the head projects with pierced eyes and snout facing down.
Event Date 5/12/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:322445
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