Title

3LA1, V-2096

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Timothy K. Perttula, Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityFollow
Robert Z. Selden Jr., Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityFollow

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Creation Date

2019

Description

SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Wm. Handy Place

CONTEXT INFORMATION: From a grave (Burial B) in a cemetery excavated by Glenn Martin in 1940. Associated vessels in the grave include V-2092 to V-2095 and V-2097.

ACCESSION NO.: 5425-7180

VESSEL NO.: V-2096

NON-PLASTICS: grog and bone (less than 5% of the paste)

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl with two rim panels and four rim peaks (Figure A2-71)

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

CORE COLOR: F (fired in a reducing environment but cooled in the open air)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: strong brown and dark grayish-brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: strong brown

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.7 mm, rim; 4.3 mm, body

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the rim and body

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the rim and body

HEIGHT (IN CM): 5.5

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 8.2

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 3.2

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.23 liters

DECORATION: The upper rim panel is plain. The lower rim panel is divided into four roughly rectangular areas defined by two sets (of three lines each) of vertical arcing engraved lines on either side of the rectangular-shaped area; the vertical arcing lines occur under each of the rim peaks. Within these rectangular areas is a single central horizontal engraved line with single rows of excised punctations both above and below the horizontal line; each of the rows of punctations have either six or seven excised punctations.

TYPE: Belcher Engraved, var. unspecified

Belcher Engraved, var. unspecified carinated bowl (5425-7180) from the Wm. Handy Place.

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Recommended Citation

Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "3LA1, V-2096" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Belcher Engraved. 25.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-belcherengraved/25