Title

41UR317, Burial 2, Vessel 16, 2003.08.723

Creator

Timothy K. Perttula, Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University.Follow
Robert Z. Selden Jr., Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University.Follow

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Creation Date

2019

Description

VESSEL NO.: Burial 2, Vessel 16; 2003.08.723

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; organic residue on the rim

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the body and base; thick resin-like organic residue on the rim and body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 7.9 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.1

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 25.6

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 24.5

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.0; circular and flat

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.86

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim panel has an engraved scroll and circle motif that is repeated four times around the vessel. Each central circle has a diamond element and spurs within it. The upper and lower scroll fill zones have negative ovals with a single inner dashed line or spur, excised brackets, excised triangles, and vertical engraved lines.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

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

Ripley Engraved, var. Galt carinated bowl, Enis Smith cemetery, Burial 2, Vessel 16.

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Recommended Citation

Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "41UR317, Burial 2, Vessel 16, 2003.08.723" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved. 404.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/404