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Burial K, Pot 4, Harold Williams
Index of Texas Archaeology: Wilder 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: Harold Williams

VESSEL NO.: Burial K, Pot 4

NON-PLASTICS: grog and bone

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a flaring neck

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark gray (10YR 4/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very pale brown (10YR 7/3)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 7.0 mm, rim; 6.2 mm, body

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the upper neck

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 15.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 5.0

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 5.3; 10.6 cm maximum body diameter

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 6.3

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.38 liters

DECORATION: The vessel body has a continuous scroll repeated four times that arcs from upper and lower triangular elements and meets at a small excised circle. Each triangular element has a single triangular tick mark. A red clay pigment has been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Wilder Engraved, var. Wilder

Wilder Engraved, var. Wilder bottle, Burial K, Pot 4, Harold Williams site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Burial K, Pot 4, Harold Williams" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2167/