Sherd

Description

One of seven potsherds of decorated earthenware, Lapita style: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, c. 1590 - 900 BC

Museum reference

A.1984.400

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Sherd

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

1590 - 900 BC

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Earthenware, worn, coarse fabric of red-brown colour; dentate stamped

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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