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Creation Date
2019
Description
SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: J. O. and Henry Brown
VESSEL NO.: 2003.08.588, Burial 9, Vessel No. 32
NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: bone
VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl
RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and flat lip
CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown
WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 5.6 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished
HEIGHT (IN CM): 11.5
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 11.8
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 11.5
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 6.4; circular and flat
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.8
DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim has three horizontal rows of engraved lines with small excised triangles. The vessel body has four repeating engraved spirals that end in hooked arms; the spirals have small excised pendant triangles. The engraved spirals are divided by upper and lower triangle elements and a connecting arcing line; the triangles and the connecting arc line also have small excised pendant triangles.
PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none
TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Patton Engraved, cf. var. Fair.
Patton Engraved, cf. var. Fair carinated bowl, Burial 9, Vessel No. 32, J. O. and Henry Brown site.
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Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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