Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU-00001/810

McElmo Black-on-white (Early style), deep hemispherical bowl, Accession AZRU-00001, Catalog #810, Morris FS 4655. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2006. Temper is identified as granular igneous suggesting production at Aztec. Bowl is 100% complete, with 90% original bowl and 10% reconstruction with unknown plaster material. A single drill hole is present and was probably for repair; the matching drill hole was filled with commerical plaster material during reconstruction. Measurements: 26 cm orifice diameter, 16 cm height. Image AZRU1-810 A: Closeup of interior design and rim ticking. AZRU1-810 B: Interior view showing design. AZRU1-810 C: Exterior view of bowl showing drill hole. Image AZRU1-810 D: Closeup of interior design and rim ticking. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva S, Aztec West Ruin. Kiva S is briefly mentioned in Morris (1924) in reference to a burial, but otherwise there is no published description of Kiva S. Reference: Earl Morris, 1924, Burials in the Aztec Ruin, Volume XXVI, Part III, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.