McElmo Black-on-white (Early 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: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00001/1000 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #1000, Morris FS 3791. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock and sand suggesting bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl is reconstructed with 80% original fragments and 20% unknown paster material. Measurements: 26 cm orifice diameter, 13.5 cm height. Image AZRU1-1000 A: oblique view of exterior showing shape of bowl and tapered rim. Image AZRU1-1000 B: view of interior showing painted design. Image...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00001/1001 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #1001, Morris FS 3792. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock/sand/shale suggesting bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl is reconstructed with 80% original fragments and 20% unknown paster material. Measurements: 28 cm maximum orifice diameter (warped), 14 cm height. Image AZRU1-1001 A: oblique view of exterior showing shape of bowl, tapered rim, and isolated design below rim. Image AZRU1-1001 B: view...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00001/823 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #823, Morris FS 4568. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock, sand, and shale suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Bowl is 99% complete with one small rim fragment missing. Measurements: 19.5 cm orifice diameter, 10 cm height. Image AZRU1-823 A: Interior view showing 2 drill hole starts. Image AZRU1-823 B: interior view of bowl showing design. Image AZRU1-823 C: exterior view showing shape of bowl and...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00001/908 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #908, Morris FS 4571. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is diorite porphyry suggesting manufacture in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl is 75% complete and had once been recontructed and restored with unknown adhesive and plaster material. Measurements: 21 cm diameter estimate. Image AZRU1-908 A: Rim fragments showing interior design and drill holes for repair. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00008/2076 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2076, Morris FS 4657. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock and sherd suggesting production at Aztec. Bowl is 95% complete with three pieces missing. Measurements: 15-17 cm orifice diameter (warped shape), 7 cm height. Image AZRU8-2076 A: closeup of interior painted design and undecorated rim. Image AZRU8-2076 B: exterior view showing shape of bowl. Image AZRU8-2076 C: interior view of bowl showing...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00008/4975 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4975, Morris FS 3793. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is granular igneous rock, sand, and other crushed rock suggesting the bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl fragment represents only about 30% of vessel. Measurements: 25.5 cm orifice diameter (estimate); height unknown. Image AZRU8-4975 A: interior view of bowl fragment showing painted design. Image AZRU8-4975 B: exterior view of bowl fragment showing...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00008/4989 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4989, Morris FS 4582. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Granular igenous rock/sand/sherd temper and low fired silty paste suggest the bowl was manufactured at Aztec. Bowl fragments represent only about 30% of vessel. Measurements: 8 cm orifice diameter, 8.5 cm height. Image AZRU8-4989 A: bowl fragment showing painted design design on interior surface. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec West...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl, AZRU-00008/4990 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), bowl (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #4990, Morris FS 4583. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Sherd and indeterminate crushed rock temper suggests the bowl was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Bowl fragments represent only about 70% of vessel. Measurements: 14.9 cm orifice diameter, 8.4 cm height. Image AZRU8-4990 A: bowl fragments showing painted design design on interior surface. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva R, Aztec...
Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), ladle, AZRU-00008/2081 (2006)
McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), ladle (fragmentary), Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2081, Morris FS 4663. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Diorite porphyry temper suggests the ladle was manufactured in the central Mesa Verde region. Ladle is 45% complete with half of the handle and about half of the bowl missing. Measurements: 10.5 cm orifice diameter, height unknown. Image AZRU8-2081 A: view of ladle showing interior bowl design. Image AZRU8-2081 B: view of ladle showing painted design and...