Frog effigy vessel (Other Keyword)
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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: Escavada Black-on-white, frog effigy (fragment), AZRU-00008/5023 (2006)
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....
Ceramic: Escavada Black-on-white, frog effigy seed jar (fragment), AMNH 29.0/7528 (2004)
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...
Ceramic: Gallup Black-on-white frog effigy vessel (fragment), AMNH 29.0/6996 (2004)
Gallup Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6996, Morris FS 594. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Sand temper and well-fired paste indicates manufacture in the Chaco Cibola region. Effigy is only 30% complete. Image AMNH 29/6996 A: front view of head. Image AMNH 29/6996 B: side view of head. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 47, West Ruin, Aztec Ruins. Room 47 is in the east wing of West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of the room at the time of excavation is...
Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, AZRU1-895 (2011)
McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #895. Morris FS 5236. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Vessel has a shelf at the rim for placement of a lid (lid is missing). Vessel is 90% complete. Measurements: 4.5 cm orifice diameter, 4.3 cm height. Sherd and granular igneous rock temper suggests local production at Aztec Ruin. Image AZRU1-895 A: side view showing legs. Image AZRU1-895 B: anterior...