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Burial 10, Pot 11, B. J. Horton
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: B. J. Horton

VESSEL NO.: Burial 10, Pot 11

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim with a rounded, exterior folded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark gray (10YR 3/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very pale brown (10YR 7/3); fire clouding on the rim and body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 7.6 mm, rim; 8.1 mm, body

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): N/A

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 28.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 27.7

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): N/A

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): N/A

DECORATION: The rim panel has an engraved scroll and circle motif (Thurmond 1990) repeated four times around the vessel. The central engraved circle is plain or otherwise embellished. The upper and lower scroll fill zones include cross-hatched columns and triangular areas.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Galt

Ripley Engraved, var. Galt carinated bowl rim sherds, Burial 10, Pot 11, B. J. Horton site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 10, Pot 11, B. J. Horton" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2101/