Figure A1.130, Greasy Creek, 253, NTCC MH 1 300

SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Greasy Creek (Shelby Mound, 41CP71)

 

VESSEL NO.: 253

 

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

 

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

 

RIM AND LIP FORM: Inverted rim and rounded lip

 

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

 

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: yellowish-brown

 

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

 

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 6.7 mm

 

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

 

HEIGHT (IN CM): 5.0

 

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 13.9

 

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 14.5

 

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.7; circular and flat

 

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.56 liters

 

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim panel has 11 repeating sets of engraved alternate nested triangles. Each nested triangle has excised corners and negative ovals (Figure A1.130).

 

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

 

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Ripley Engraved, var. Williams

 

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