Vessel 122 (2003.08.1258)

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Compound bowl

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouding on the base and lower vessel body

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouding on the base and lower vessel body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 5.9 mm; body, 6.6 mm; base, 8.7 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 22.8; rim panels are 9.7 cm in height

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 22.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): N/A

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 10.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 4.4

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The upper rim panel is undecorated, but the lower rim panel has an engraved nested triangle motif that is repeated at least four times around the vessel. The nested triangles are hatched on two corners, forming a negative oval-shaped element within each of the nested triangles.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

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

Ripley Engraved, var. Williams compound bowl, Vessel 122, Burial 24