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.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/1773/