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SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Battle Place
ACCESSION NO.: 5425-635
CONTEXT INFORMATION: Found together with V-1987-1991 and V-1993 and V-1994 in Burial 1, Burial Plot 2 (Martin 1939).
VESSEL NO.: V-1992
NON-PLASTICS: grog
VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl
RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim with a rounded and exterior folded lip
CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a low oxygen environment)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown
WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 3.8 mm, rim
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the rim and body
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the body and burnished on the rim
HEIGHT (IN CM): 4.5
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 13.0
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 11.3
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): N/A, rounded base
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.35 liters
DECORATION: The upper part of the rim has a horizontal engraved band filled with short diagonal lines. The remainder of the rim is divided into nine rectangular panels divided by engraved brackets; the engraved brackets have a single short vertical engraved line within it. Four of the panels have a short centrally placed horizontal engraved line within it, while the other five have a single row of excised punctations.
TYPE: Belcher Engraved, var. Owen
Belcher Engraved, var. Owen carinated bowl (5425-635).
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Recommended Citation
Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "3LA1, V-1992" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Belcher Engraved. 11.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-belcherengraved/11
Keywords
American Southeast, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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