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Red River County, Texas, GTW-210 [TX 081/1]
Index of Texas Archaeology: Hudson 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: George T. Wright Collection, Red River County, Texas

VESSEL NO.: GTW-210 [TX 081/1], S. R. R. [Surface, Red River County]

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a spool neck

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: shell

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and 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: brown; fire clouds on the rim, body, and base

WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 5.1 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 14.3

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 3.7

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.0; maximum body diameter: 9.9 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 3.1 cm, circular and rounded

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.2

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel body has a series of four curvilinear and interlocking engraved scrolls filled with incised lines pitched in different decorations. Surrounding the vessel base are a series of four scroll elements and a large negative circle. The vessel also has a right to left lip notched rim.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Hudson Engraved

Hudson Engraved bottle with a spool neck, GTW-210.

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Citation Information
Timothy K. Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "Red River County, Texas, GTW-210 [TX 081/1]" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2016/