Accession No

1955.46 C


Description

Zoormorphic adorno sherd, possibly in the form of a manatee. The face is formed of round eyes, with two pairs of whiskers protruding from each side and a flat snout. 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 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

34mm


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)
Zoormorphic adorno sherd, possibly in the form of a manatee. The face is formed of round eyes, with two pairs of whiskers protruding from each side and a flat snout. Buff ware, possibly grey with mud.
Event Date 6/12/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


FM:322454

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