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Creation Date
2020
Description
SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: George T. Wright Collection, Red River County, Texas
VESSEL NO.: GTW-298 [TX 092/1], B. R. R.
VESSEL FORM: Jar with four rim peaks
NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: shell
RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and rounded lip
CORE COLOR: G (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: grayish-brown
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the body
WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 6.2 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the body
HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.8
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 12.7
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 10.3
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.7 cm, circular and flat
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.0
DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel rim has two horizontal neck banded rows, as well as four short vertical appliqued ridges under each rim peak. The vessel body has four sets of two discontinuous vertical appliqued ridges placed underneath the vertical appliqued ridges on the vessel rim.
PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none
TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Nash Neck Banded
Nash Neck Banded jar with rim peaks, GTW-298.
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Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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