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Burial 33, Pot 11, 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 11

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: brown (7.5YR 5/3)

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

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 8.6 mm, rim; 7.4 mm, body; 9.7 mm, base

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 26.5

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 24.5

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 9.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.9 liters

DECORATION: The rim has an engraved pendant triangle motif repeated four times around the vessel, with the addition of another central engraved element: two opposed hooked arms attached to a broad curvilinear arcing line. This particular engraved element occurs in conjunction with two central engraved circles and two engraved diamonds. The diamond element has a small open circle within it, while the engraved circle element is a cross-in-circle.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified

Ripley Engraved, var. unspecified carinated bowl, Burial 33, Pot 11, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 33, Pot 11, Tuck Carpenter" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2124/