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41UR317, Burial 5, Vessel 33, 2003.08.418
  • Timothy K Perttula, Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University
  • Robert Z. Selden, Jr., Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Creation Date
1-1-2019
Description

VESSEL NO.: Burial 5, Vessel 33; 2003.08.418

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog, bone, and hematite

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a short 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: dark grayish-brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: reddish-brown; fire clouds on the neck, body, and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 7.6 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 16.2

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.5

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 5.3; maximum body diameter of 13.7 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.0; circular and rounded

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.45

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel body is divided into four conjoined panels with 11 sets of concentric engraved arcs. Above the engraved arcs, and below the base of the bottle neck, is a continuous engraved zone filled with small tool punctations.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Bailey Engraved

Bailey Engraved bottle, Enis Smith cemetery, Burial 5, Vessel 33.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "41UR317, Burial 5, Vessel 33, 2003.08.418" (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/1903/