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Digital images of pottery and perishable items recovered from Earl Morris' excavations of Aztec West Ruin between 1916 and 1922. Although Morris' excavations at Aztec were extensive, his analysis and descriptions of the artifact assemblage were cursory. In 2003, Laurie Webster and Lori Stephens Reed began systematic analysis, documentation, and digital imaging of pottery and perishables from Morris' Aztec West Ruin collections housed at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY and...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), bowl, AZRU-00001/968 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white, (Sosi style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #968, Morris FS 4593. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock/sand/shale suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Bowl is 95% complete with roughly 20% reconstruction using unknown plaster material. Measurements: 18 cm orifice diameter, 10 cm height. Image AZRU1-968 A: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-968 B: exterior view showing shape of bowl and indented corrugated surface. Recovered from Earl...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), bowl, AZRU-00008/4995 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4995, Morris FS 4590. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Diorite porphyry and sand temper suggests the bowl was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl fragments represent only about 60% of vessel. Note: after breakage a section of the base was reused possibly as a scoop resulting in edge wear. Image AZRU8-4995 A: rim and body fragments showing interior painted design. Image AZRU8-4995 B: section of base...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), bowl, AZRU-00008/4996 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4996, Morris FS 4594. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Diorite porphyry temper suggests the bowl was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl fragments represent only about 60% of vessel. Image AZRU8-4996 A: interior view of base fragment showing painted design and abrasion of slip and paint. Image AZRU8-4996 B: interior surface of rim fragments showing painted design. Image AZRU8-4996 C: view of...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), effigy vessel, AZRU-00001/802 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), animal effigy vessel, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #802, Morris FS 4305. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry, sherd, and sand indicating production in the central Mesa Verde region. Vessel was probably a pitcher with an animal head at the orifice. Base of body has four stubs where legs were attached. Vessel is missing head, legs, and tail. About 90% of original vessel is present; 7% is a reconstruction with unknown plaster material,...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), ladle, AZRU-00008/2072 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white, ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2072, Morris FS 4603. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry and sand indicating production in the central Mesa Verde region. Ladle is roughly 60% complete with restoration and is missing handle. Measurements: 8.5 cm orifice diameter, 3.9 cm height. Image AZRU8-2072 A: interior view of ladle bowl showing painted design. Image AZRU8-2072 B: exterior view of ladle bowl showing shape of bowl and handle stub...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), ladle, AZRU-00008/2077 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white (Sosi style), ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2077, Morris FS 4660. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating production at Aztec. Ladle is 75% complete with the handle and one rim fragment missing. Measurements: 9.5 cm ladle bowl diameter, 5 cm height. Image AZRU8-2077 A: oblique view of exterior showing shape of ladle, handle stub attachment, and interior painted design. Image AZRU8-2077 B: interior view showing painted...