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DOA No: 33/200-5:11 This bowl has nearly vertical walls and a flat base. It probably had been exposed to fire. The interior and exterior of the vessel have a red (10R 5/6, 10R 5/8) slip that was applied with a mottled effect. The red tends to degrade into a strong brown (7.5YR 5/6). Fire clouding is present on only one area of the exterior part of the vessel. The color varies between very dark gray (7.5YR 3/0) and red (10R 5/8). The vessel is decorated with five circumferential grooves that were formed before firing. The uppermost groove forms the rim, which is exterior and thickened with a rounded lip. Grooves are irregular in shape and width, but basically measure 0.8 to 1 cm and are separated irregularly by a 5-cm span. Thickness of the wall is 0.8 cm. This is the West vessel of the quadripartite cache.
Vessel: Sierra Red: Gadrooned Variety, one of four upright vessels of the Quadripartite cache.