Figure A1.112, Greasy Creek, 235, NTCC MH 2 801

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

 

VESSEL NO.: 235

 

VESSEL FORM: Jar

 

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and rounded lip

 

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

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

 

HEIGHT (IN CM): 18.0

 

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 13.2

 

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 11.7

 

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 5.9; circular and flat

 

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 2.1 liters

 

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The rim has three horizontal rows of tool punctations, one row under the lip, the second mid-way on the rim, and the third at the rim-body juncture. The top two rows are divided by a large appliqued node that extends partway down the rim (Figure A1.112). The vessel body has four vertical appliqued fillets that extend from near the rim-body juncture to within 2.0 cm of the vessel base. The appliqued fillets on the body are aligned with the large appliqued nodes on the rim.

 

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

 

TYPE AND VARIETY [IF KNOWN]: cf. Mockingbird Punctated

 

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