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Burial 45, Pot 4, 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 45, Pot 4

NON-PLASTICS: grog

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: grayish-brown (10YR 5/2)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.6 mm, rim; 8.2 mm, body

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): N/A

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 19.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 18.8

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): N/A

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): N/A

DECORATION: The rim has an engraved continuous scroll motif that is repeated four times around the vessel. The upper and lower scroll fill zones consist of large hatched triangles. A white clay pigment has been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Ripley Engraved, var. Carpenter

Ripley Engraved, var. Carpenter carinated bowl, Burial 45, Pot 4, Tuck Carpenter site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 45, Pot 4, Tuck Carpenter" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2163/