Ceramic: McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, AZRU1-895

McElmo/Mesa Verde Black-on-white, frog effigy vessel, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #895. Morris FS 5236. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Vessel has a shelf at the rim for placement of a lid (lid is missing). Vessel is 90% complete. Measurements: 4.5 cm orifice diameter, 4.3 cm height. Sherd and granular igneous rock temper suggests local production at Aztec Ruin. Image AZRU1-895 A: side view showing legs. Image AZRU1-895 B: anterior (front) view showing head. Image AZRU1-895 C: anterior (front) view showing head (using flash). Image AZRU1-895 D: anterior (front) view showing head. Image AZRU1-895 E: posterior view showing legs. Image AZRU1-895 F: top view showing orifice. Image AZRU1-895 G: view of base. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of a burial in hill base, 3/4 mile northeast of Aztec West Ruin; no published description.