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Burial 39, Pot 6, 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 39, Pot 6

NON-PLASTICS: grog and hematite

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and 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: brown (10YR 4/3)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 6.0 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 4.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 11.2

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 9.2

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 5.5

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.27 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has an engraved continuous scroll motif repeated six times around the vessel. The upper and lower scroll fill zones consist of a single large excised pendant triangle.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Carpenter

Ripley Engraved, var. Carpenter carinated bowl, Burial 39, Pot 6, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 39, Pot 6, Tuck Carpenter" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2137/