Collections of archaeology of Gran Canaria
Inventory: 3.060
Object: Matrix (seal, painter)G
eneric classification: Ceramic
Materia: Clay.Te
chnique: Modeling. Smoothed. Incision. Printing. Brushin
g.Dimensions: Max. diameter, 47 m
m. Cultural context: Prehistory of Gran Cana
riaDescription: Circular with appendix start. The field is defined by incised parallel straight lines, incised concentric circumferences, and circular printing.
The painter has areas with burnished. U
se/function: Imprecise. The use of these objects as seals to stamp their geometric designs seems obvious; not so the surfaces on which they were used or the cultural function they could play.
Origin: Majada de Altabaca, Barranco de Guayedra, T. M. de Agaete, Gran Can
aria.Context: Village of stone hou
ses. Find: Found outside a room structure (E-4) during the archaeological excavation carried out in the Guayedra Valley during the months of August and September 1980. It was directed by Celso Martín de Gu
zmán.Form of income: Depo
sitSource of income: Celso Martín de Gu
zmánFecha de ingreso: September 17, 1980
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