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Carinate globular pottery jar, exterior, Kuulo Kataa, 1995


Description:
Photo of a patially reconstructed carinate globular pottery jar, with profile depicted (left). The jar was partially exposed, sitting upright in the east profile wall of the unit. The jar broke insitu and half of the vessel was removed and reconstructed. The jar has a narrow mouth. Alternating horizontal bands of shallow grooving and dentate (comb) impression decorate the area below the lip. A horizontal grooved line and a line of dentate (comb) impression applied above the carinated shoulder meet at small circular punctate impressions. The base and lower portions of the jar are decorated with a carved roulette impression. The interior surface of the jar is heavily eroded, perhaps an indication that the jar was used to store a fermented liquid like millet or sorghum beer. A jar of similar form, decoration and interior wear was found one meter away and at a slightly higher level in the same unit (KK 95-350). Rim diameter: 10 cm. 50% of vessel reconstructed. Photo scale in cm. Kuulo Kataa. 10 July, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17629 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17625 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17552
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 101, Unit 2W 2S, East Profile, c. 219 cm below datum
Date:
1995-07-10
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:
Jar; Dentate impression; Punctate; Carved roulette; Grooving
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
KK 95-693
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-07-10
Archaeological Phase:
Kuulo phase
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2016
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222