Ceramic: McElmo Black-on-white, miniature jar, AMNH 29.0/9681

McElmo Black-on-white, miniature, Accession 29.0, Catalog #9681. Morris FS 3166. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating local production at Aztec. Bowl restored with unknown adhesive; 90% complete. Image AMNH 29.0/9681 A: view of exterior base showing hard surface wear and single coil handles (one broken). Image AMNH 29.0/9681 B: exterior side view showing painted design and shape of jar. Image AMNH 29.0/9681 C: top view showing rim decoration. Image AMNH 29.0/9681D: exterior side view showing wear and chipping of rim and red pigment stain on exterior surface and broken rim. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 141, Grave 29, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 141 Morris noted “Neither floor nor ceiling of Room 141 showed the slightest discoloration such as would have resulted from use as a living chamber…The ceiling support is one large pine log, extending north and south; the small poles are of cottonwood, spaced in threes. There is a ventilator opening in each end of the north wall about 2 feet below the timbers. Both the east and west walls are pierced by holes made by relic hunters many years ago” (Morris 1928:370).
Reference: Earl Morris, 1928, Notes on Excavations in the Aztec Ruin, Volume XXVI, Part V, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.