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2018

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SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Johns

VESSEL NO.: Burial 28, Pot 5

NON-PLASTICS: grog and bone

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)

HEIGHT (IN CM): 6.2

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 16.4

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 14.5

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.61 liters

DECORATION: The rim has an engraved scroll and circle motif repeated four times around the vessel. The central circles each have an equal-arm cross within them. Upper and lower scroll fill zones have cross-hatched or excised negative ovals or rectangular engraved areas. A white kaolin clay pigment has also been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Galt

Ripley Engraved, var. Galt carinated bowl, Burial 28, Pot 5.

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Keywords

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

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