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Burial 1, Pot 3, Keith
Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley 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: Keith

VESSEL NO.: Burial 1, Pot 3

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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: brown (7.5YR 5/4)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown (7.5YR 5/4); fire clouding on the rim and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 6.0 mm, rim; 6.6 mm, body; 12.0 mm, base

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): N/A

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 26.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): N/A

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): N/A

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): N/A

DECORATION: The rim panel has an engraved pendant triangle motif (Thurmond 1990) repeated four times around the vessel. The central element in the motif alternates between an engraved circle (twice) and an engraved diamond (twice). Each central element has either a small central open circle or a small central open diamond.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. McKinney

Ripley Engraved, var. McKinney carinated bowl, Burial 1, Pot 3, Keith site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 1, Pot 3, Keith" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2096/