Vessel 91 (2003.08.943)

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog and bone flecks

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim with a rounded and flattened/scalloped lip, Redwine mode rim (see Walters 2010)

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: grayish-brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; patches of organic residue or resin on the upper part of the rim

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 6.3 mm; body, 5.9 mm; base, 10.2 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 7.7

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 22.5

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 16.8

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 10.5

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.04

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim panel has a series of seven upper and lower engraved nested triangles. The smallest of each set of nested triangle has hatched lines in its three corners.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

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

Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified carinated bowl, Vessel 91, Burial 18.