Title

Vessel 60, Burial 13, 2003.08.1346

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

2018

Description

Vessel 60 (2003.08.1346)

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Rectangular-shaped bowl with four corner rim peaks

RIM AND LIP FORM: direct rim and a rounded lip

CORE COLOR: G (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouding

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 4.9 mm; body, 5.5 mm; base, 9.8 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 6.8 cm between peaks; 8.2 cm at the peaks

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): each corner of the bowl is 14 cm wide

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): N/A

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 14.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.38

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel has an engraved scroll and circle motif on each side; the central circle element consists of two open circles, and the elements are connected by a central scroll line. The upper and lower scroll fill zones include hatched lines and negative ovals.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: white pigments in the engraved design

TYPE [IF KNOWN]: Ripley Engraved, var. Galt

Ripley Engraved, var. Galt bowl, Vessel 60, Burial 13.

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Recommended Citation

Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "Vessel 60, Burial 13, 2003.08.1346" (2018). Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved. 254.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/254