VESSEL NO.: Burial 7, Vessel M-5-27; 2003.08.186

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Miniature jar

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: reddish-brown; fire clouds on the base

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: reddish-brown; fire clouding on the rim, body, and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 6.4 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

HEIGHT (IN CM): 5.3

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 5.9

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 5.9

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 5.4; circular and flat

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.19

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel has an incised-punctated motif that extends from the rim to near the vessel base. It consists of a series of four incised chevrons that have created triangular-shaped areas filled with tool punctations. Below the bottom of the incised chevrons are randomly placed too punctations.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Maydelle Incised

Maydelle Incised jar, Frank Smith cemetery, Burial 7, Vessel M-5-27.