Figure A1.131, Greasy Creek, 254, NTCC MH 1 1008

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

 

VESSEL NO.: 254

 

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog and bone

 

VESSEL FORM: Jar

 

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and rounded lip

 

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

 

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

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark grayish-brown; fire clouds on the body; organic residue on the rim and body

 

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 5.9 mm

 

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the body

 

HEIGHT (IN CM): 15.1

 

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 17.2

 

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 16.9

 

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 7.0; circular and flat

 

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.6 liters

 

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim is decorated with closely-spaced horizontal incised lines. The vessel body is plain (Figure A1.131).

 

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

 

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: Unidentified utility ware

 

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