Accession No

1956.237 B


Description

Eight sherds from multiple vessels. Five rim sherds; three body sherds. One cream slip half a bowl reconstructed from two sherds, one polychrome sherd decorated with incised curvilinear motif and painted with black on the exterior surface with a red band painted on the interior part of the rim; three bichrome sherds out of which one with black paint on the exterior surface, one with incised motif painted with brown and one with incised motif on interior and exterior and some remnants of black; three bichrome body sherds with incision motif, out of which one with a cylindrical foot, one painted with black and the other painted with brown.


Place

Americas; North America; Mexico; Puebla; Metlaltoyuca; Palma Real de Adentro


Period

Postclassic Huastec


Source

Wright Barker, Reginald [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1956.237 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1956.237 B: 'Various cream ware sherds with rather roughly incised designs, generally on a part of the ware which is slipped black. They include half a bowl with most of the decoration weathered away.'
Event Date 1956
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery, Display Drawer G5, until 1985.
Event Date 1985
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Eight sherds from multiple vessels. Five rim sherds; three body sherds. One cream slip half a bowl reconstructed from two sherds, one polychrome sherd decorated with incised curvilinear motif and painted with black on the exterior surface with a red band painted on the interior part of the rim; three bichrome sherds out of which one with black paint on the exterior surface, one with incised motif painted with brown and one with incised motif on interior and exterior and some remnants of black; three bichrome body sherds with incision motif, out of which one with a cylindrical foot, one painted with black and the other painted with brown.
Event Date 17/2/2025
Author: Diana Serediuc


FM:324801

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