SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Battle Place

CONTEXT INFORMATION: From a plowed-out grave excavated by Dan Jenkins in 1939. Associated with vessels V-1964 to 1969.

ACCESSION NO: 5425-650

VESSEL NO.: V-1965

NON-PLASTICS: fine grog

VESSEL FORM: Deep bowl with opposed suspension holes (see Suhm and Jelks 1962:Plates 31f and 32e)

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

CORE COLOR: A (fired and cooled in an oxidizing environment)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown; fire clouds on the body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.4 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the upper rim panel

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

HEIGHT (IN CM): 12.0

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 12.6

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 10.2

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 6.2

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.20 liters

DECORATION: The lip is notched, while the tall rim has four widely-spaced horizontal engraved lines. The vessel body has an engraved motif repeated four times around the vessel. The motif consists of a near square zone outlined by four cross-hatched triangles, two of which have negative ovals within them. Within this engraved zone are two circles, the innermost defined by a series of fine engraved lines and four engraved spurs. Within this central spurred circle is a small engraved circle with two hooked engraved lines.

TYPE: Handy Engraved

Handy Engraved deep bowl (5425-650) from the Battle Place.