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Creation Date
2020
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SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: George T. Wright Collection, Red River County, Texas
VESSEL NO.: GTW-292 [TX 090/1], B. R. R.
VESSEL FORM: Jar with four rim peaks
NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog
RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and rounded lip
CORE COLOR: F (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the lower body; organic residue on the lower body
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the rim and body; organic residue on the rim and body
WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 6.3 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the body
HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.5
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 8.3
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 7.7
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 4.9 cm, circular and flat
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.6
DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim has two horizontal neck banded rows; the second neck banded row has a row of diagonal tool punctations pushed into the neck banding. There are short vertical appliqued ridges under each rim peak. A broad horizontal incised line has been placed at the rim-body juncture.
PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none
TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Nash Neck Banded
Nash Neck Banded jar with rim peaks, GTW-292.
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Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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