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Creation Date
2019
Description
VESSEL NO.: Burial 8, Vessel 33; 2003.08.17
NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog
VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a flaring neck
RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and rounded lip
CORE COLOR: N/A
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: N/A
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown; fire clouding on the neck
WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 3.9 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed
HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.3
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.5
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.3; maximum body diameter of 9.0 cm
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 6.0; circular and flat
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.30
DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel body has four sets of concentric engraved arcs, with seven engraved lines in each set. Above the engraved arcs is a band filled with tool punctations; from above, the band forms a square around the bottle neck.
PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: red pigment in engraved lines
TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Bailey Engraved
Bailey Engraved bottle, Frank Smith cemetery, Burial 8, Vessel 33.
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Recommended Citation
Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "41UR327, Burial 8, Vessel 33, 2003.08.17" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Bailey Engraved. 25.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-baileyengraved/25
Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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