Figure A1.150, Greasy Creek, 414, NTCC MH 1 131

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

 

VESSEL NO.: 414

 

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

 

VESSEL FORM: Jar

 

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

 

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

 

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown; fire clouds on the rim, body, and base

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown; fire clouds on the rim and body

 

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 8.0 mm

 

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

 

HEIGHT (IN CM): 36.3

 

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 27.4

 

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 27.0

 

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.8; circular and flat

 

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 12.9 liters

 

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim is decorated with horizontal brushing marks as well as two horizontal rows of tool punctations. The first row is under the vessel lip, and the punctations have been pushed through the brushing. The second tool punctated row is at the rim-body juncture (Figure A1.150). The vessel body has vertical brushing marks that extend from just below the rim-body juncture to within 4.0 cm of the vessel base.

 

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

 

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Bullard Brushed

 

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