SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Tuck Carpenter

VESSEL NO.: Burial 12, Pot 6

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a slightly flaring neck, and a square body with four body peaks

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black (10YR 2/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black (10YR 2/1)

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

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the upper neck

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 14.5

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.5

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.9; 9.1 maximum body diameter

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 6.9

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.40 liters

DECORATION: The vessel body has alternating concentric circle (centered on the body peaks) and diamond elements repeated four times each; these elements are centered over the body peaks. The engraved diamonds have a small central circle within them, while the concentric circles are comprised of three engraved circles, one of which has triangular tick marks. Above each set of concentric circles is a curvilinear fill zone with two negative ovals and hatched lines; one of the negative ovals has a small engraved spur within it. A red clay pigment has been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Ripley

Ripley Engraved, var. Ripley engraved bottle, Burial 12, Pot 6, Tuck Carpenter site.