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1977.24.25

Red-slipped pottery vessel (tecomate).

1977.24.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red-slipped pottery vessel (tecomate).
Long description
Red ware pottery vessel (tecomate) with a black and white rounded base and rounded sides. Slipped and polished on the exterior. [ASh [OPS move] 23/03/2016]
Person
Field collector Marcus Chambers
PRM source Marcus Chambers
Date / Period
Date made: Before 250 Archaeological period: Pre-Classic Maya
Date collected
1954
Acquisition information
Donated: 1977
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Handbuilt, Process Slipped, Process Polished, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions
Height: max 72 mm, Diameter 55 mm rim, Diameter: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1977.24.25
Research and responses

Described by Dr Elizabeth Graham during the Characterizing the World Archaeology project as small red-slipped tecomate. She advised that such pieces tend to be early (Preclassic - prior to A.D. 250). [AS 20/09/2010]

Search terms: Pottery, Vessel, Furniture Dwelling, Ritual and Ceremonial

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