Figure A1.114, Greasy Creek, 237, NTCC MH 1 471

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

 

VESSEL NO.: 237

 

NON-PLASTICS AND PASTE: grog

 

VESSEL FORM: Bowl

 

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

 

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

 

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: dark grayish-brown

 

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): rim, 6.8 mm

 

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

 

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

 

HEIGHT (IN CM): 5.7

 

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 16.5

 

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): N/A

 

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM) AND SHAPE OF BASE: 6.4; circular and flat

 

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.38 liters

 

DECORATION (INCLUDING MOTIF AND ELEMENTS WHEN APPARENT): The vessel has an engraved continuous scroll motif filled with five central circles; one of the circles has a small inner circle. The circles, scroll lines, and scroll fill zones are comprised of multiple closely-spaced engraved lines. The upper and lower scroll fill zones have open and excised triangles, excised brackets, vertical engraved lines, and negative ovals (Figure A1.114).

 

PIGMENT USE AND LOCATION ON VESSEL: none

 

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

 

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