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"triadic cache" - 3 vessels with 7 limestone balls and shell and jade accoutrements
Cache deposit before excavation showing the one of the limestone yuntun perched above an upright flanged bowl (V#028). The lower barrel-shaped vessel (V#025) that contained the triadic coded elements is barely visible below the flanged bowl, Construction Phase 9.
Other photographs and illustrations
Cache deposit of shell and greenstone objects found inside of upright Vessel #025. Arrangement shows triadic schema of contents, Construction Phase 9.
Representation of position and arrangement of the "triadic cache" in the field. Figure 4.2 in the book. Schematic and drawing by Ellie Harrison.
Drawing of color associations in the shell and jadeite contents of the "triadic cache". Figure 4.3 in the book. Illustration by Ellie Harrison.
Associated vessels
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This highly eroded plate contains flared sides. The slightly rounded base has a direct rim and rounded lip. Paste color is within the characteristic attributes of the Sierra Red type: a light gray (2.5Y 7/2). Although the slip has not been well preserved, remnants suggest it belongs to the Sierra Red group. Wall thickness of the vessel is 0.7-1 cm. One of three vessels of the triadic cache, the plate was found inside the V# 025 cylinder.
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This eroded, rounded cylinder with a direct rim and a rounded lip has a slightly incurved base with a diameter of 16 cm. The cylinder was found beneath an upright bowl: V# 028 of the triadic cache.
Cache deposit of shell and greenstone objects found inside of upright Vessel #025. Arrangement shows triadic schema of contents, Construction Phase 9.
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This bowl features flared sides, a Z-angle flange, and an eroded slightly rounded base. The height of the wall above the basal flange is 2.8 cm. This was the uppermost vessel of the triadic cache.