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Burial 33, Pot 4, Tuck Carpenter
Index of Texas Archaeology: Simms 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 4

NON-PLASTICS: shell

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Inverted rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black (10YR 2/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black (10YR 2/1)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 4.4 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 7.7

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 14.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 16.7

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.8

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.65 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has an engraved horizontal scroll motif repeated four times around the vessel. The upper and lower scroll fill zones have a series of closely-spaced vertical engraved lines, and each scroll is separated from the other by 3-4 short vertical engraved lines that extend across the rim panel.

TYPE: Simms Engraved

Simms Engraved carinated bowl, Burial 33, Pot 4, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 33, Pot 4, Tuck Carpenter" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2128/