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Lone Star Lake 44
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: Lone Star Lake

VESSEL NO.: 44

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: weak red (10R 4/4)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: weak red (10R 4/4)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.8 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 8.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 16.8

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 15.0

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 5.5

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.81 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has four sets of upper and lower engraved/excised pendant triangles and horizontal scrolls. The pendant triangles and scrolls are divided by vertical excised brackets, not engraved circles or diamonds (cf. Thurmond 1990). The vessel has been red-slipped on both interior and exterior surfaces. A white clay pigment has also been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: cf. Ripley Engraved, var. McKinney

Ripley Engraved, var. McKinney carinated bowl, Lone Star Lake site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Lone Star Lake 44" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2202/