San Juan Basin (Geographic Keyword)

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #827, Morris FS 4274. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand and sherd, but based on paste and slip textures the bowl may have been manufactured at Aztec. Bowl is 99% complete with minimal reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 22.5 cm orifice diameter, 8.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-825 A: oblique view of exterior showing bowl shape; note the slip-slop over exterior rim edge typical of Chaco-McElmo. Image...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #839, Morris FS 4575. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd indicated manufacture in the Chaco-Cibola region. Bowl is 85% complete with restoration using unknown adhesive. Measurements: 22.4 cm orifice diameter, 9.4 cm height. Image AZRU1-839 A: closeup of interior design. Image AZRU1-839 B: view of interior design. Image AZRU1-824 C: view of exterior showing shape of bowl and slip-slop over rim edge....

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #965, Morris FS 4281. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Bright white washy slip and sand/sherd indicated manufacture in the Chaco-Cibola region. Bowl is 75% complete with roughly 25% restoration using unknown adhesive. Measurements: 21.2 cm orifice diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-965 A: exterior view showing bowl shape and slip-slop over exterior rim. Image AZRU1-965 B: closeup of interior design also showing washy application of...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4986, Morris FS 4283. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/shale temper and low fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl fragments represent only about 60% of vessel. Measurements: 22 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height unknown. Image AZRU8-4986 A: bowl fragments showing painted design below rim (upper left), exterior slip-slop over rim edge (upper right), painted design on upper body sherd...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature clam shell (bivalve) bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #992, Morris FS 4612. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is sand examined on the exterior base surface; bright white washy slip suggests bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl was reconstructed with 75% original fragments and 25% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8 cm orifice diameter, 3.6 cm height. Image AZRU1-992 A: exterior view showing vessel shape. Image AZRU1-992 B:...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, effigy appendage (leg/foot) (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #646, Morris FS 4619. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is washy and bright white, indicating production in the Chaco Cibola region. Appendage fragment probably represents less than 10% of original effigy. Image AZRU1-646 A: side view of effigy appendage. Image AZRU1-646 B: longitudinal view of appendage. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, human effigy, Accession 29.0, Catalog #6991 (Morris FS 589) and #7321 (Morris FS 913). Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand and slip is bright white with washy application suggesting production in the Chaco Cibola region. Roughly 40% of effigy fragments were reconstructed with unknown adhesive and plaster material. Note: yellowish unpainted portions are plaster material reconstruction. Much of the head shape, facial features, appendages, and...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6807. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is medium quartz sand in a silty low fired paste suggesting local production at Aztec. Ladle is missing handle and base of bowl. Measurements: 8.8 cm orifice diameter, 4.3 cm height. Image AMNH 29/6807: view showing interior ladle bowl design. Note: rim portion on right side of ladle has missing rim decoration due to dipper wear. The missing handle would have been attached on the exterior...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2078, Morris FS 4599. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Silty paste and sand temper suggests the ladle was manufactured at Aztec. Ladle is 85% complete with half of the handle and part of the rim missing. Measurements: 7 x 9 cm orifice dimensions, 4.5 cm height. Image AZRU8-2078 A: view of ladle showing dipper wear on bowl and painted design. Image AZRU8-2078 B: view of ladle showing handle and painted design. Recovered...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, miniature shallow bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #991, Morris FS 4613. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is unknown; bright white washy slip suggests bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl was reconstructed with 50% original fragments and 50% unknown paster material. Measurements: 12 cm rim diameter, 3 cm height. Image AZRU1-991 A: interior view showing painted design. Note: lower half of bowl with dark color surface is a plaster material...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white pitcher, Accession 29.0, Catalog #5160. Morris FS 173. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and abundant silt in paste suggests local production in the Middle San Juan, possibly at Aztec. Partial vessel; <50% complete. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter, 9.8 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 A: exterior view showing design and strap handle. Image AMNH 29.0/5160 B: large body fragment and a single rim fragment. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room S2, wing...

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Chaco-McElmo Black-on-white, pitcher (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4446, Morris FS 4609. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand and sherd temper suggests the pitcher was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is only about 30% complete and has stubs for a strap handle that is missing. As shown in the figure, the pitcher has numerous cut marks that seem to have been for carving and breaking the pitcher into fragments. Measurements: 6 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height...

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Corrugated gray, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #997. Morris FS 4782. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Exterior surface is partially obliterated corrugated and interior surface is scraped plain. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Vessel is 100% complete with 40% reconstructed with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 11.6 cm diameter, 5.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-997 A: interior view showing orifice and interior surface. Image AZRU1-997 B: interior view showing...

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Corrugated gray, jar, Accession AZRU-00008 Catalog #2096. Morris FS 5068. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is unknown crushed rock; unknown provenance. Vessel is 60% complete, but rim and neck is missing. Measurements: 6.5 cm orifice diameter, unknown height. Image AZRU8-2096 A: view of exterior base. Image AZRU8-2096 B: top view showing orifice and broken rim. Image AZRU8-2096 C: exterior side view showing corrugations. Recovered...

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Cortez Black-on-white, miniature pitcher (gourd shaped), Accession AZRU-00006, Catalog #503. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper not examined; not visible. Vessel is 100% complete. Measurements: 1.7 cm diameter, 9.5 cm height. Image AZRU6-503 A: top view showing orifice. Image AZRU6-503 B: base view. Image AZRU6-503 C: left hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 D: front view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 E: right hand side view showing painted design. Image AZRU6-503 F:...

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Dogoszhi style black-on-white (type and tradition unknown), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #813, Morris FS 4296. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is unknown; not visible. Bowl is 100% complete, with 5% reconstruction with unknown plaster material at the rim. Measurements: 20 cm orifice diameter, 12.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-813 A: Exterior view showing corrugations and rim fillet. AZRU1-813 B: interior view of rim showing plaster material reconstruction. AZRU1-813 C: closeup of interior...

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Dolores style corrugated, small jar, Accession 29.0, Catalog #9691. Morris FS 3176. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating local production at Aztec. Jar 95% complete; rim is broken. Image AMNH 29.0/9691 A: top view showing orifice and unknown perishable material inside. Image AMNH 29.0/9691 B: exterior side view showing shape of jar and lightly obliterated indented corrugations. Recovered from Earl...

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Dolores style corrugated, small jar, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #915. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Vessel is 95% complete. Measurements: 9.5 cm orifice diameter, 10.9 cm height. Granular igneous rock temper suggests local production at Aztec Ruin. Image AZRU1-915 A: side view showing corrugations. Image AZRU1-915 B: oblique view of exterior showing orifice. Image AZRU1-915 C: side view showing lightly obliterated corrugations. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of refuse west of main ruin,...

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Dolores style corrugated, jar, Accession AZRU-00008 Catalog #2097. Morris FS 4215. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Vessel is 60% complete. Measurements: 8.5 cm rim diameter, 7 cm orifice diameter, 8.6 cm height. Image AZRU8-2097 A: exterior view showing corrugations. Image AZRU8-2097 B: view of exterior base. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 159, Burial 80,...

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Escavada Black-on-white jar body fragments of nonlocal origin from Room 225, Aztec West Ruin, Accession AZRU-00061. Analysis by Tori Myers and Lori Reed, 2005. Image Aztec Acc61 Ceramic 39: exterior view of jar sherds showing painted design; left: Catalog #7593, FS169; right: Catalog #13215, FS72.

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Escavada Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #976, Morris FS 4579. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Washy white slip and sand/sherd temper indicate manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Bowl is 100% complete with about 70% original vessel and 30% a reconstruction with unknown paster material. Measurements: 19 cm orifice diameter, 8.7 cm height. Image AZRU1-976 A: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU1-976 B: exterior view showing shape of bowl. Recovered from Earl Morris...

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Escavada Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4994, Morris FS 4588. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/shale temper and low-fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec or another site in the Middle San Juan region. Bowl fragments represent only about 50% of vessel. Measurements: 28 cm orifice diameter; height unknown. Image AZRU8-4994 A: rim fragments showing interior design (top) and exterior surface of rim showing strap handle (lower right)....

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Escavada Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00008 Catalog #2091. Morris FS 2477. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is sand and sherd suggesting manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Vessel is 90% restored with unknown adhesive and 10% unknown plaster reconstruction. Measurements: 16 cm diameter, 7.9 cm height. Image AZRU8-2091 A: view of interior showing painted design (note on right side of rim a broken section that may have been the attachment for an applique or appendage). Image...

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Escavada Black-on-white, probable frog effigy vessel (fragment), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #5023, Morris FS 4220. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sand/sherd temper and bright white washy slip suggests the bowl was manufactured in the Chaco Cibola region. Fragments represent less than 20% of vessel. Image AZRU8-5223 A: fragment of head and face showing washy white slip and painted design. Single dot is the eye which is painted over a slight protrusion representing the eyeball of the effigy....

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Escavada Black-on-white, frog effigy seed jar, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #7528, Morris FS 1121. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is sand in a silty paste and slip is washy but silty suggesting manufacture at Aztec or elsewhere in the Middle San Juan region. Effigy is only about 25% complete. Image AMNH 29/7528 A: side view showing rim. Image AMNH 29/7528 B: base view showing sculpted legs. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 48 is in the east...