Accession No
Z 978 B
Description
Rim sherd from a decorated vessel. Globular vessel with upright rim and narrow mouth; decorated below the rim with deeply incised geometric band; black fabric with brown surface. One fragment detached but present.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Florida; Lake County; Emeralda; Hopson Mound
Period
Mississippian
Source
Moore, Clarence Bloomfield [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 978 B; 108 [Moore no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered with Moore number printed in blue: '108'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: '3'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Hopson Mound / Esmeralda / Lake Co. / Florida'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 987 A-B: 'Two pottery fragments.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Moore, C.B. (1895). ‘Certain Sand Mounds of the Ocklawaha River, Florida’. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2nd series, vol. 10. pp. 518-543.
Event Date 1895
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Found 4.5 ft down, with human remains, Hopson Mound. Excavated by C.B. Moore in 1895. See archive (FR5/1/1) for notes and labels.
Event Date 1895
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd from a decorated vessel. Globular vessel with upright rim and narrow mouth; decorated below the rim with deeply incised geometric band; black fabric with brown surface. One fragment detached but present.
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:326720
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