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Mud Creek, 2003.08.789, Burial 3
Index of Texas Archaeology: Poynor 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
1-1-2019
Description

VESSEL NO.: 2003.08.789, Burial 3

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl, globular

RIM AND LIP FORM: Direct rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the rim and base

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; fire clouds on the rim, body, and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 4.3 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished on the rim, otherwise smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 11.9

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 13.8

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 13.4

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 8.2; circular and flat base

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.98

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim is divided into seven horizontal panels by sets of narrow vertical columns. These columns are filled with sets of chevron-shaped engraved lines.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: cf. Poynor Engraved, var. Blackburn (Perttula 2011:Figure 6-64a-b’)

Poynor Engraved, var. Blackburn globular carinated bowl, Burial 3 at the Mud Creek site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K. Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "Mud Creek, 2003.08.789, Burial 3" (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2222/