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Creation Date
2018
Description
VESSEL NO.: 2003.08.1959; jar section found at the top of the storage pit
NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog
VESSEL FORM: Jar
RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and rounded lip
CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark grayish-brown
WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 8.6 mm; body, 9.2 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none
HEIGHT (IN CM): 24.0+
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 22.0
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 21.0
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: N/A
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 6.9+
DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim has horizontal brushing marks. The vessel body has a combination of horizontal, diagonal, vertical, and overlapping brushing marks that cover the entire body surface.
PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none
TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Bullard Brushed
Bullard Brushed jar placed near the right foot of the Historic Caddo burial at the Cherokee Lake site.
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Keywords
American Southeast, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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