Title

Mud Creek, 2003.08.1759, Burial 4

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

VESSEL NO.: 2003.08.1759, Burial 4

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog/sandy paste

VESSEL FORM: Bottle

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a flat lip

CORE COLOR: A (fired and cooled in an oxidizing environment)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: red

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: red

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 3.9 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished; possibly slipped

HEIGHT (IN CM): 15.6

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.4

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 6.7; maximum body width of 10.3 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 8.3; circular and flat

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.5

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): There is an engraved decoration on the bottle neck, and the body is plain. There are two rectangular panels with nested circles, ovals, and an interior hooked arm element.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: cf. Poynor Engraved, regional var. L. (Perttula 2011:Figure 6-65).

Poynor Engraved, var. L bottle, Burial 4, Mud Creek site.

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Recommended Citation

Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "Mud Creek, 2003.08.1759, Burial 4" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Poynor Engraved. 70.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-poynorengraved/70