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Burial 10, Pot 4, 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 4

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a straight neck

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark gray (10YR 4/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark gray (10YR 4/1)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 6.2 mm, rim; 6.5 mm, body

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 19.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.9

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.9; maximum body diameter is 14.1 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.3

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.55 liters

DECORATION: The vessel body has four large and nestled engraved concentric semi-circles. The outer semi-circular line on the alternating semi-circles has small excised spurs. Alternating semi-circles have either two or three inner concentric semi-circles, one of which has five small excised spurs on it.

TYPE: cf. Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified

Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified bottle, Burial 10, Pot 4, B. J. Horton site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 10, Pot 4, B. J. Horton" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2103/