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41CP5, Burial 1, Pot 6
Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved
  • Timothy K. Perttula, Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University
  • Robert Z. Selden, Jr., Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University
Creation Date
1-1-2020
Description

SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Tuck Carpenter

VESSEL NO.: Burial 1, Pot 6

NON-PLASTICS: grog and hematite

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4); fire clouding on the body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): N/A

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 11.7

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 29.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 29.0

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.5

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 2.0 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has an engraved scroll and circle motif repeated four times around the vessel. The central engraved circle has a smaller circle-in-cross element within it. There is an interior engraved line at the carination. A white clay pigment has also been rubbed in the exterior engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Galt

Ripley Engraved, var. Galt carinated bowl, Burial 1, Pot 6, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K. Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "41CP5, Burial 1, Pot 6" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/1815/