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41CP5, Burial 7, Pot 10
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 7, Pot 10

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a straight neck

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark gray (10YR 3/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown (10YR 5/3); fire clouding on the body and neck

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.7 mm, neck

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 3.5

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.1; maximum body diameter is 8.7 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.5

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.22 liters

DECORATION: The vessel body has four panels with alternating engraved motifs repeated twice; the panels are separated by upper and lower triangles and a single connecting vertical engraved line. The first motif consists of concentric circles (four circles in total), one line of which has small tick marks on it. The second motif is two nested diamonds within an engraved circle. A red clay pigment has been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified

Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified bottle, Burial 7, Pot 10, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K. Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "41CP5, Burial 7, Pot 10" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/1819/