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Red River County, Texas, GTW-232 {TX 083/1]
Index of Texas Archaeology: Hudson 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-232 {TX 083/1], B. R. R.

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a possible spool neck

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: shell

RIM AND LIP FORM: N/A

CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark grayish-brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark grayish-brown

WALL THICKNESS (IN MM): rim, 8.3 mm

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 14.6+

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.4

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 4.9; maximum body diameter: 16.0 cm

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 5.9 cm, circular and concave

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS):

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel body has four curvilinear and interlocking engraved scrolls filled with incised lines pitched in different directions. There are sets of three upper and four lower open engraved triangles in the scrolls.

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

TYPE AND VARIETY (IF KNOWN): Hudson Engraved

Hudson Engraved bottle with a possible spool neck, GTW-232.

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Citation Information
Timothy K. Perttula and Robert Z. Selden. "Red River County, Texas, GTW-232 {TX 083/1]" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2234/