Accession No

1955.48 B


Description

Buff ware sherd with projecting zoomorphic adorno. A small round head with large, pierced eyes and small, projecting nose and mouth.


Place

Americas; South America; Brazil; Pará; Santarém


Period

Incised and Punctate Horizon Santarem


Source

Ashton, Peter Shaw [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1955.48 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

39mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
B. is another buff sherd with small animal head adorno.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Surface collection. Collected by Peter Shaw Ashton, University of Cambridge Amazon Expedition 1954.
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)
Buff ware sherd with projecting zoomorphic adorno. A small round head with large, pierced eyes and small, projecting nose and mouth.
Event Date 5/12/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


FM:322448

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