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Red River County, Texas, GTW-189 [TX 079/1]
Index of Texas Archaeology: Taylor 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: George T. Wright Collection, Red River County, Texas

VESSEL NO.: GTW-189 [TX 079/1], B. R. R.

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a spool neck

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: shell

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

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark brown

WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 4.2 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 11.5

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 3.2

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 3.6; maximum body diameter: 9.9 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 3.7 cm, circular and rounded

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.2

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel body has four upper and lower sets of curvilinear and interlocking engraved scrolls that end in hooked arm elements.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Taylor Engraved

Taylor Engraved bottle with a spool neck, GTW-189.

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Citation Information
Timothy K. Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "Red River County, Texas, GTW-189 [TX 079/1]" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2227/