Puerco Style (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: Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), bowl (fragments), AZRU-00001/982 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), bowl (fragments), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #982, Morris FS 4572. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry indicating manufacture in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl fragments were previously reconstructed with unknown adhesive and about 10% unknown paster material. Bowl is now fragmentary due to weakening of adhesive. Measurements: 17 cm rim diameter estimate. Image AZRU1-982 A: interior view of rim and lower body fragments showing that...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), bowl (fragments), AZRU-00001/998 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white, bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #998, Morris FS 4286. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry suggesting bowl was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl was previously reconstructed with 50% original fragments and 50% unknown paster material. Bowl is now fragmentary due to weakened adhesive. Measurements: 18 cm rim diameter estimate. Image AZRU1-998 A: interior base fragment showing anthropomorphic figure painted on base. Image...
Ceramic: Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), seed jar, AZRU-00001/984 (2006)
Mancos Black-on-white (Puerco style), seed jar, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #984, Morris FS 4658. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating manufacture at Aztec. Seed jar was reconstructed with about 98% original fragments and 2% unknown paster material. Measurements: 8.5 cm orifice diameter, 16.5 cm height Image AZRU1-984 A: exterior view recessed base and painted design. Image AZRU1-984 B: exterior view showing shape of seed jar and design. Image AZRU1-984 C: top...