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Creation Date
2020
Description
SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: B. J. Horton
VESSEL NO.: Burial 10, Pot 4
NON-PLASTICS: grog
VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a straight neck
RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip
CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)
INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark gray (10YR 4/1)
EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark gray (10YR 4/1)
WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 6.2 mm, rim; 6.5 mm, body
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished
HEIGHT (IN CM): 19.0
ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.9
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.9; maximum body diameter is 14.1 cm
BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.3
ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.55 liters
DECORATION: The vessel body has four large and nestled engraved concentric semi-circles. The outer semi-circular line on the alternating semi-circles has small excised spurs. Alternating semi-circles have either two or three inner concentric semi-circles, one of which has five small excised spurs on it.
TYPE: cf. Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified
Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified bottle, Burial 10, Pot 4, B. J. Horton site.
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Recommended Citation
Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "Burial 10, Pot 4, B. J. Horton" (2020). Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved. 535.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/535
Keywords
American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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