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2018

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SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Johns

VESSEL NO.: Burial 27, Pot 6

NON-PLASTICS: grog, bone, and hematite

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl; interior/exterior vessel organic residues

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

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

HEIGHT (IN CM): 17.5

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 28.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 25.0

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 4.4 liters

DECORATION: The rim has an engraved pendant triangle motif that is repeated four times around the vessel. The central elements are two alternating circles and diamonds. The circles have a smaller open circle within them, and that smaller circle has four excised rays. The engraved diamond elements each have a small excised circle with four excised rays. A white kaolin clay pigment has also been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. McKinney

Ripley Engraved, var. McKinney carinated bowl, Burial 27, Pot 6.

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Keywords

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

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