. Bulletin. Ethnology. MEOOERS AND EVANS] ARCHEOLOGY AT MOUTH OF AMAZON 447 Forms: Common vessel shapes reconstructed from sherds: 1. Carinated bowl with everted, thickened rim (fig. 162-1). Rim: Externally thickened, everted, usually with a flattened top and rounded lip. Flat top cm. wide; rim cm. thick. Mouth diameter 24—28 cm. Body ivall thickness: 5-8 mm.; majority 6 mm. Base: Flat, with sides forming a strong angle with bottom and us- ually forming a short pedestal 5-8 mm. high; base diameter 14-16 cm. Body dimensions: Reconstructed height 8-12 cm.; body diameter 22-26 cm.
. Bulletin. Ethnology. MEOOERS AND EVANS] ARCHEOLOGY AT MOUTH OF AMAZON 447 Forms: Common vessel shapes reconstructed from sherds: 1. Carinated bowl with everted, thickened rim (fig. 162-1). Rim: Externally thickened, everted, usually with a flattened top and rounded lip. Flat top cm. wide; rim cm. thick. Mouth diameter 24—28 cm. Body ivall thickness: 5-8 mm.; majority 6 mm. Base: Flat, with sides forming a strong angle with bottom and us- ually forming a short pedestal 5-8 mm. high; base diameter 14-16 cm. Body dimensions: Reconstructed height 8-12 cm.; body diameter 22-26 cm. Decoration: Scraped on exterior and interior; a few scraped on exterior surface only. 2. Large, ovoid jar with slightly constructed neck and thickened rim (fig. 162-2). Rim: Thickened externally with a large coil and usually rounded; a few have a flat top with rounded lip. Rim is cm. thick; cm. wide. Mouth diameter 32-40 cm. Body wall thickness: 5-8 mm.; majority 6-7 mm. Base: Flat with curving sides; diameter 14-16 cm. Body dimensions: Body diameter 36-46 cm.; reconstructed height 30-38 cm. Decoration: Scraped on exterior and interior; a few scraped on ex- terior surface only. Decokation (pi. 96, a-i): Technique: Sherds were classified as Paciencia Scraped if both surfaces or the exterior surface only were scraped (those with scrapings onlj^ on the. 3 CM Rim Scale. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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