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Earthenware pot with terrace like 'cloud' designs and incised vertical lines
Earthenware pot with terrace like 'cloud' designs and incised vertical lines
Object Number 34-119-10/100561.1.222
Display Title Earthenware pot with terrace like 'cloud' designs and incised vertical lines
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Upshur County, Texas. 34-119. / Earthenware pot or vase, from W. L. Willeford farm. 10 1/2 miles S. E. of Gilman, Upshur County, Texas. / The vessel is pleasingly decorated with terrace-like "cloud" designs and incised vertical lines at quartering points in between. / Height 4"; diameter 4 1/2". / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
  • Household
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Pot
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / Upshur County
Additional Geographic Terms WL Willeford farm
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.07 x 17.78 cm (4 3/4 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Prof. James Edwin Pearce

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