VESSEL NO.: Burial 9, Vessel 38; 2003.08.1204

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Inverted rim and rounded, exterior folded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the rim and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 5.6 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 4.9

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 6.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 6.7

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 4.0; circular and rounded

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.18

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): the rim panel is defined by a scroll and semi-circle motif repeated three times around the vessel; another central element is a set of two vertical engraved lines. One of the semi-circles is open, while the other two have a smaller semi-circle within.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: red pigment in engraved lines

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Ripley Engraved, cf. var. Caldwell or undefined variety of Womack Engraved

Ripley Engraved, cf. var. Caldwell or undefined variety of Womack Engraved carinated bowl, Frank Smith cemetery, Burial 9, Vessel 38.