079
Pottery Vessel
Record details
Operation
Zone(s)
Deposit type
Vessel Number
079
Specific context
Burial 11-1
Ceramic complex
Ceramic complex (non-stratigraphic)
Type
Sierra Red
Variety
Sierra
Form
jar
Kill hole?
No
Cross motif?
No
Percentage of vessel
50% - 74%
Number of sherds
184
Rim diameter (cm)
0.0
Height (cm)
0.0
Weight (g)
2492.0
Comments
A very fragmentary Sierra Red jar with a slightly rounded base (18 cm diameter) and no rim sherds. The slip is a reddish yellow (5YR 7/8), as is the coarse paste (5YR 6/8) that contains large inclusions and a blackened core. The vessel wall is 1.2 cm thick. The jar was apparently purposefully broken during deposition to form a "shield" over the chest of the individual. This vessel was an heirloom Late KÕatabcheÕkÕax piece found in a Terminal KÕatabcheÕkÕax context.
Other media
Comments
Burial 11-1 is an extended middle-old adult burial in zone 7. Broken vessel 079 was placed like a shield over the chest.