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Burial 42, Pot 7, 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 42, Pot 7

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

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

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

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 6.8

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 15.5

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 13.6

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.6

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.63 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has an engraved bisected diamond motif repeated four times around the vessel. The bisected diamond is open, and there is a small cross-hatched bisected diamond within it, pendant from one of the two vertical engraved lines that separate the motifs from each other. There is also an interior horizontal engraved line at the vessel carination.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Reed

Ripley Engraved, var. Reed carinated bowl, Burial 42, Pot 7, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 42, Pot 7, Tuck Carpenter" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2150/