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Creation Date
2020
Description
SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: G. W. Rumsey
VESSEL NO.: 63
NON-PLASTICS: grog
VESSEL FORM: Compound bowl
RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and a rounded lip
CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2)
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: grayish-brown (10YR 5/2)
WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 8.1 mm, rim; 8.3 mm, body; 14.6 mm, base
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed
HEIGHT (IN CM): 20.5
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 34.0
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): N/A
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 10.5
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 5.6 liters
DECORATION: The upper rim panel has two horizontal engraved lines. The lower rim panel has an engraved scroll and circle motif (Thurmond 1990) that is repeated four times around the panel. Each circle has a smaller central circle, either filled with cross-hatched lines (three times) or with small punctates (one time). A white kaolin clay has been rubbed in the engraved design.
TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Galt
Ripley Engraved, var. Galt compound bowl, Rumsey site, Vessel 63.
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Recommended Citation
Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "41CP3, Vessel #63" (2020). Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved. 501.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/501
Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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