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2018

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VESSEL NO.: 2003.08.1263

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: direct rim and rounded, exterior folded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouding on the base

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouding on the body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 5.4 mm; body, 5.6 mm; base, 7.3 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): N/A

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 14.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 14.0

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): N/A

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): N/A

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel rim panel has an engraved scroll and circle motif repeated an unknown number of times around the vessel. The central circle has a smaller circle within it that has pendant triangles (or sun rays). The upper and lower scroll fill zones have curvilinear lines, semi-circles, or sets of vertical engraved lines.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: red pigment in the engraved lines

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

Ripley Engraved, var. Galt carinated bowl rim sherds, Vessel No. 2003.08.1263.

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Keywords

American Southeast, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology

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