Title

41UR317, Burial 1, Vessel 3, 2003.08.270

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.: Burial 1, Vessel 3; 2003.08.270

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

CORE COLOR: N/A

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the rim and base; organic residue on the rim

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; organic residue on the rim and body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 6.9 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the rim

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 11.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 21.9

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 21.4

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 6.3; circular and flat

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.44

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim panel has an engraved scroll motif repeated four times around the vessel, with two central elements: diamond in a circle (twice) and hatched brackets (twice). The upper scroll fill zones are plain, while the lower scroll fill zones have ovals and excised vertical lines; the ovals have a single dash within them.

The vessel body has vertical brushing marks, an unusual decorative treatment in Titus phase fine wares.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

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

Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified carinated bowl, Enis Smith site, Burial 1, Vessel 3.

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Recommended Citation

Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "41UR317, Burial 1, Vessel 3, 2003.08.270" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved. 410.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/410