Title

3LA1, V-2033

Creator

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 1) excavated by Robert Shelton in 1940. Associated vessels include V-2030 to V-2032 and V-2034 to V-2039.

ACCESSION NO.: 5425-2031A

VESSEL NO.: V-2033

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Inverted rim with a rounded, exterior folded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark gray

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark gray

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.5 mm, rim; 4.9 mm, body

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the body and burnished on the rim

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished on the rim and body

HEIGHT (IN CM): 9.9

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 18.3

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 19.5

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.4, rounded base

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.09 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has a continuous scroll motif repeated four times, ending in excised brackets and a series of curvilinear engraved lines or negative S-shaped dividers. The scroll filler background consists of a series of small excised brackets and small excised triangles.

TYPE: Glassell Engraved, var. Atkins

Glassell Engraved, var. Atkins carinated bowl (5425-2031A).

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