SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: G. W. Rumsey

VESSEL NO.: 17

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: grayish-brown (10YR 5/2)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.5 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 5.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM):10.7

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

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 5.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.21 liters

DECORATION: The upper part of the bowl has an engraved panel with four sets of horizontal interlocking scrolls (Thurmond 1990). The interlocking scroll elements are excised brackets, while the panel dividers are either brackets or rectangular columns.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Pilgrims

Ripley Engraved, var. Pilgrims bowl, Rumsey site, Vessel 17.