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Light brown rim potsherd - 3 lightly stamped or rolled (?) lines below thick lip
Light brown rim potsherd - 3 lightly stamped or rolled (?) lines below thick lip
Object Number 63-21-50/10636
Display Title Light brown rim potsherd - 3 lightly stamped or rolled (?) lines below thick lip
Descriptions
Object Description Light brown rim potsherd - 3 lightly stamped or rolled (?) lines below thick lip, short deeply incised marks form one diagonal below lines
Inventory Description Ceramic rim sherd, light red brown, 2 incised rings, punctate diag slashes
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Neolithic?
  • Iron Age?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms Ayawaso; Ayaso
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 12.7 x 2 cm (2 15/16 x 5 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63-21-50/10636; 56/664/ZA

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Thick black rim potsherd - wide heavy lip, 3 lightly incised lines below lip
63-21-50/10635 Thick black rim potsherd - wide heavy lip, 3 lightly incised lines below lip
Sherd
Ghana
Image Not Available for Red-brown rim potsherd - heavy lip, diagonal stamped? lines below horizontally r
63-21-50/10639 Red-brown rim potsherd - heavy lip, diagonal stamped? lines below horizontally r
Sherd
Ghana
Image Not Available for Red-brown rim potsherd - lightly incised horizontal lines with short vertical in
63-21-50/10634 Red-brown rim potsherd - lightly incised horizontal lines with short vertical in
Sherd
Ghana
Black ware rim sherd - deeply incised grooves below lip, incised vertical lines
63-21-50/10645 Black ware rim sherd - deeply incised grooves below lip, incised vertical lines
Sherd
Ghana
Red ware sherd - rolled pattern of small lines below vertically incised lines
63-21-50/10660 Red ware sherd - rolled pattern of small lines below vertically incised lines
Sherd
Ghana
Image Not Available for Black ware rim sherd - vertically incised deep lines below wide lip
63-21-50/10656 Black ware rim sherd - vertically incised deep lines below wide lip
Sherd
Ghana
Brown potsherd - wide lip with 4 incised lines running horizontally & stamped ma
63-21-50/10650 Brown potsherd - wide lip with 4 incised lines running horizontally & stamped ma
Sherd
Ghana
Image Not Available for Pinkish-brown rim potsherd - incised horizontal lines below rim
63-21-50/10678 Pinkish-brown rim potsherd - incised horizontal lines below rim
Sherd
Ghana
Image Not Available for Rim potsherd - light brown, wide lip with two incised lines around inner and out
63-21-50/10631 Rim potsherd - light brown, wide lip with two incised lines around inner and out
Sherd
Ghana
Red ware rim sherd - compressed bulge below rim, pressed or rolled horizontal li
63-21-50/10663 Red ware rim sherd - compressed bulge below rim, pressed or rolled horizontal li
Sherd
Ghana
Image Not Available for 5 rim potsherds with incised or punctate dashes along lip and below
41-51-50/5676 5 rim potsherds with incised or punctate dashes along lip and below
Sherd
Tangier
Image Not Available for Red ware rim - stamped or rolled grid pattern below rim
63-21-50/10665 Red ware rim - stamped or rolled grid pattern below rim
Sherd
Ghana