Collections of archaeology of Gran Canaria
Inventory: 749
Object: Jar or jarGe
ner generic classification: Cera
mic Matter: Clay. Almagr
e.Technical: Roll-modeled. Smoothed. Painted. Brushing
.Dimensions: Height, 12.1 cm.; max. diameter, 16.1 cm
. Cultural context: Prehistory of Gran CanariaD
escription: Conical trunk form with application of a quadrangular handle horizontally. It presents as finishing and decorative techniques: smoothing for the interior and burnishing for the outside. Highlights include red paint with which angles and triangles are made in vertical arrangement and triangles in horizontal arrangement. This is also used to cover the inner surface of the mouth, the inflection line between the base and the body and the ha
ndle. Use/function: Domestic container intended to contain food, especially liquids. In the latter case it could also be possible to be used for drinking, utility facilitated by the shape and arrangement of the ha
ndle. Origin: Caserones, Cendro, T. M. de Telde, Gran Can
aria.Context: Village of artificial room caves and stone houses associated with a necropolis of artificial caves. F
inding: It took place during an exploration of Caserones conducted in April 188
4.Source of income: The Canary Mus
eum.Date of entry: April 1884
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