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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