Vessel 105 (2003.08.1284)

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Compound bowl

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

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; fire clouding on the vessel body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 5.9 mm; body, 6.1 mm; base, 8.6 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 15.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 26.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 24.0

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 9.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 3.1

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The upper panel of the rim is plain, while the lower panel has upper (with their apex pointing towards the carination) and lower (with their apex pointing towards the rim) engraved nested triangles repeated four times around the vessel. The nested triangles are defined by two sets of four diagonally opposed engraved lines, within which is a single triangle with hatched corners and containing a negative oval element.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

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

Vessel 105, Burial 22, Ripley Engraved, var. Williams compound bowl.