Fragment
Fragment
Object name: Fragment
Date: 700-1500
Medium: Earthenware
Object number: C01020
DescriptionPot sherd or 'stamp' of grey earthenware. Possibly pre-colombian, with an impressed stamp of European influenced design. It is oval in shape with a point at the top, and stamped with fleur-de-lis surrounded by lines and circles. The stamped design is on an added layer of reddish earthenware overlaying the outer surface of the potsherd.
The iconography appears later than pre-columbian iconography, and is reminiscent of the lilies (fleurs-de-lis) used in later European art and heraldry. However, similar stylized lilies appear in Maya ceramic of the Late Classic Maya, AD 600–900, although their significance is unclear.
The iconography appears later than pre-columbian iconography, and is reminiscent of the lilies (fleurs-de-lis) used in later European art and heraldry. However, similar stylized lilies appear in Maya ceramic of the Late Classic Maya, AD 600–900, although their significance is unclear.