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Burial 33, Pot 10, Tuck Carpenter
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: Tuck Carpenter

VESSEL NO.: Burial 33, Pot 10

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown (10YR 4/2)

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

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 6.3 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 8.3

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 18.3

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 16.8

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 6.5

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.9 liters

DECORATION: The rim has an engraved continuous scroll motif (Thurmond 1990) repeated four times around the vessel. The upper and lower scroll fill zones include rectangles and ovals divided by excised columns, triangles, and large spurs. A white clay pigment has also been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Carpenter

Ripley Engraved, var. Carpenter carinated bowl, Burial 33, Pot 10, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 33, Pot 10, Tuck Carpenter" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2123/