Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU1-889

Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #889. Morris FS 3952. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Vessel is 98% restored with unknown adhesive. Measurements: 20.9 cm diameter, 9.6 cm height. Image AZRU1-889 A: exterior view showing design. Image AZRU1-889 B: exterior view showing fire cloud. Image AZRU1-889 C: interior view showing design. Image AZRU1-889 D: interior view showing design. Image AZRU1-889 E: closeup view of interior design. Image AZRU1-889 F: exterior base view. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 150, Burial 46, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 150 at the time of excavation is as follows. “It is probable that Room 150 was not a part of the original plan of the pueblo, having been added at a later time. …. the walls are massively and excellently constructed, the northern one containing ornamental bands of dark green stone. The ultimate floor….was hard packed from much use. Upon it in the southwest corner was Burial No 43 and in the northwest, Burial No. 44. In the first foot of fill was some thoroughly decayed refuse and thence upward only wall debris and drifted earth. The pottery from the burials and the sherds from the refuse are of the Mesa Verde complex. Beneath the last floor, artificial material extends more than three feet. In pits cut into it were Burials Nos. 45 and 46. This subfloor fill is composed of wall material and sandy earth containing some refuse and decayed ceiling timbers. …. Parts of the skeletons of one adult and two children were observed. Originally, there were two doorways, one at the center of the north wall, the other similarly situated in the south…." (Morris 1928: 401-402) Reference: Earl Morris, 1928, Notes on Excavations in the Aztec Ruin, Volume XXVI, Part V. See Burial Description in Earl Morris, 1924, Burials in the Aztec Ruin and the Aztec Ruin Annex, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Vol. XXVI, Parts III and IV, American Museum of Natural History, New York. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

梅萨维德黑纹白陶碗（Mesa Verde Black-on-white），入藏编号AZRU-00001，目录号889，Morris FS 3952。
文化敏感文物：受《北美原住民墓地保护与归还法案（Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act，NAGPRA）》管辖的文物，访问受限。
2011年由Lori Reed完成分析。
该陶器的羼和料为粒状火成岩，推测烧制于阿兹特克遗址。
该器物已完成98%的修复，所用粘合剂成分未知。
尺寸：直径20.9厘米，高9.6厘米。
图像AZRU1-889 A：展示纹饰的器外视图；AZRU1-889 B：展示火灼痕迹的器外视图；AZRU1-889 C：展示纹饰的器内视图；AZRU1-889 D：展示纹饰的器内视图；AZRU1-889 E：内部纹饰特写视图；AZRU1-889 F：器底外视图。
该器物出土于厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）主持发掘的阿兹特克西遗址150号房址46号墓葬。
厄尔·莫里斯在发掘时对150号房址的描述如下："150号房址大概率并非普韦布洛（pueblo）村落原始规划的一部分，为后期增建。……墙体砌筑厚重精良，北侧墙体带有深绿色石材装饰带。最上层的地面因长期使用被压实硬化。西南角的地面上发现了43号墓葬，西北角则为44号墓葬。最初的1英尺堆积层中包含大量完全腐朽的废弃物，其上方仅存墙体残块与风积泥土。墓葬出土陶器与废弃物出土陶片均属于梅萨维德文化（Mesa Verde）组合。在最上层地面之下，人工堆积层厚度超过3英尺，其中开凿的坑穴内发现了45号与46号墓葬。该层下堆积由墙体材料与含少量废弃物、腐朽天花板木构件的沙质泥土构成。……出土一具成年人与两名儿童的部分骨骼。房址最初设有两处门道，一处位于北墙正中，另一处对称设于南墙……"（Morris 1928：401-402）
参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯，1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》，第XXVI卷，第五部分。另见：厄尔·莫里斯，1924年，《阿兹特克遗址及阿兹特克遗址附属墓葬》，载于《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第XXVI卷，第三、四部分，美国自然历史博物馆，纽约。《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》，纽约。