Accession No

1932.528.20


Description

Rim sherd from polychrome vessel, with direct pointed rim, decorated on interior with red slip, exterior with black and white painted decoration on red slip. Surfaces polished, material brown in colour with very dark grey core.


Place

Americas; North America; Mexico; Valley of Mexico


Period

Aztec


Source

Rogers, George Frederick (Dr) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1932.528.20


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1932.528[.1-25]: '25 items found, including: 1 redware sherd, part of figurine; 1 sherd of decorated red ware; 1 sherd of painted glazed [?] ware; 1 sherd of rim of engraved grey/black ware; 1 sherd with figurine head; 1 clay ball; 1 disc of clay; incomplete deep bowl on pedestal base, red-slipped, decorated; ?red-slipped pot foot.'
Event Date
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1932.528[.1-25]: 'Stone bead, fragments of figurines and sherds, Aztec. Also includes a clay ball, a clay disc, and an incomplete deep bowl on pedestal base.'

Event Date 1932
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd from polychrome vessel, with direct pointed rim, decorated on interior with red slip, exterior with black and white painted decoration on red slip. Surfaces polished, material brown in colour with very dark grey core.
Event Date 17/3/2025
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


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 has been marked with the letter 'A' in pencil, which for other parts of this idno has indicated 'Aztec', the period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 17/3/2025
Author: maa


FM:326057

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