Accession No
1955.46 B
Description
Adorno zoomorphic sherd, possibly representing a bird's head. Rounded head with disc-shaped eyes protruding on each side and a rpojecting nose with pierced nostrils. At the back of the head is a pierced hole with thick rim, possibly part of a whistle. Buff ware, possibly grey with mud.
Place
Americas; South America; Brazil; Pará; Santarém
Period
Incised and Punctate Horizon Santarem
Source
Ashton, Peter Shaw [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.46 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
35mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.46 A-E: 'Five small pottery adornos, buff mudstained grey, representing animal or bird heads. E is combined with a small loop handle.'
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)
Adorno zoomorphic sherd, possibly representing a bird's head. Rounded head with disc-shaped eyes protruding on each side and a rpojecting nose with pierced nostrils. At the back of the head is a pierced hole with thick rim, possibly part of a whistle. Buff ware, possibly grey with mud.
Event Date 6/12/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:322453
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