Vessel 83, Burial 17, 2003.08.1100

Vessel 83 (2003.08.1100) NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog VESSEL FORM: Compound bowl RIM AND LIP FORM: everted rim with a rounded lip CORE COLOR: F (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air) INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark yellowish-brown; fire clouding on rim and body WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): body, 5.1 mm; base, 7.9 mm INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed HEIGHT (IN CM): N/A ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 14.0 DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 14.9 BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): N/A ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): N/A DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The upper rim panel is plain, but the lower rim panel has an engraved motif. The motif consists of a scroll with the central element comprised of a series of five or six ovals or semi-circles. The ovals or semi-circles were defined by a series of closely-spaced arcing lines and/or cross-hatched zones. The upper and lower scroll fill zones have within them either a series of closely-spaced hatched lines or closely-spaced sets of two diagonal lines. PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none TYPE [IF KNOWN]: cf. Ripley Engraved, var. Caldwell Ripley Engraved, var. Caldwell compound bowl sherds, Vessel 83, Burial 17.https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/1229/thumbnail.jp