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Creation Date
2020
Description
SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: George T. Wright Collection, Red River County, Texas
VESSEL NO.: GTW-232 {TX 083/1], B. R. R.
VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a possible spool neck
NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: shell
RIM AND LIP FORM: N/A
CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark grayish-brown
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark grayish-brown
WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 8.3 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished
HEIGHT (IN CM): 14.6+
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.4
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.9; maximum body diameter: 16.0 cm
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 5.9 cm, circular and concave
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS):
DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel body has four curvilinear and interlocking engraved scrolls filled with incised lines pitched in different directions. There are sets of three upper and four lower open engraved triangles in the scrolls.
PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none
TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Hudson Engraved
Hudson Engraved bottle with a possible spool neck, GTW-232.
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Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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