Accession No

1932.527.91


Description

Grey ware pottery sherd with white, red, and yellow pigment and two sections of incised detail, red pigment possibly cinnabar. Sherd from edge of object, outer corner has two pointed protrusions and was probably at a right angle to the rest of the object, now detached and absent. Much of the pigment is worn.


Place

Americas; North America; Mexico; Valley of Mexico


Period

Preclassic Classic Postclassic Aztec Toltec


Source

Rogers, George Frederick (Dr) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1932.527.91


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery; ?Cinnabar


Local Term


Measurements

103mm


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Small paper label found in box with object and written in black ink, reads: 'Period IV. d.d. Dr G.F. Rogers.'
Event Date
Author: Genevieve Holt


Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card notes that these objects are 'of Intermediate Type, i.e. between 1932.526 and 1932.528'.
Event Date 1932
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1932.527[.1-100]: 'Spindle whorls, parts of figurines, sherds and pottery fragments.' Annotated by Mary Hill Harris at a later date to read: 'Includes decorated sherds and painted figurine parts, several figurine faces.'
Event Date 1932
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Exhibited: Some of this idno in Maudslay Gallery figurine display until 1985.
Event Date 1985
Author: Lily Stancliffe


Description (Physical description)
Grey ware pottery sherd with white, red, and yellow pigment and two sections of incised detail, red pigment possibly cinnabar. Sherd from edge of object, outer corner has two pointed protrusions and was probably at a right angle to the rest of the object, now detached and absent. Much of the pigment is worn.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Genevieve Holt


Context (Amendments / updates)
When the Mexican archaeology collection was re-packed for storage in 1985 the objects were assessed by Mary Hill Harris and other museum colleagues, then boxed according to period. This object was packed with Post Classic, Toltec and the Period field has now been updated accordingly; the Period field previously read 'Preclassic; Classic; Postclassic; Aztec; Toltec'.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Genevieve Holt


FM:323583

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