SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: George T. Wright Collection, Red River County, Texas

VESSEL NO.: GTW-452 [TX 119/1], B. R. R.

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black

WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 5.4 mm; body, 5.6 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished on the rim

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 8.6

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 17.8

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 18.5

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.5 cm, circular and convex

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.9

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The lower part of the rim panel is defined by a single horizontal engraved line, and the panel is divided into four areas by sets of two vertical engraved lines. Each area has a single horizontal and diagonal engraved line with either downward-pointing or upward-pointing tick marks. The rim of the vessel has also been notched from right to left on the lip.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: red pigment in the engraved lines

TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Simms Engraved, var. Darco

Simms Engraved, var. Darco carinated bowl, GTW-452.