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Burial 6, Pot 1, Cecil Guest
Index of Texas Archaeology: La Rue Neck Banded
  • 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: Cecil Guest

VESSEL NO.: Burial 6, Pot 1

NON-PLASTICS: grog and hematite

VESSEL FORM: Jar with four rim peaks

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and a rounded lip

CORE COLOR: F (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: pale brown (10YR 6/3)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: pale brown (10YR 6/3); fire clouding on the body and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 7.6 mm, rim; 6.2 mm, body; 7.5 mm, base

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

HEIGHT (IN CM): 33.3

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 17.7

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 16.5

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 9.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 7.6 liters

DECORATION: There are three rows of neck banded coils on the rim, as well as four vertical appliqued ridges under each rim peak. The vessel body has four appliqued ridge chevrons, each divided by a vertical appliqued ridge that extend midway down the vessel body.

TYPE: La Rue Neck Banded

La Rue Neck Banded jar, Burial 6, Pot 1, Cecil Guest site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial 6, Pot 1, Cecil Guest" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2164/