Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH 29.0/6749

Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AMNH Accession 29.0, Catalog #6749. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2004. Temper is granular igneous rock indicating local production at Aztec. Bowl is almost 100% complete with restoration and minimal reconstruction with unknown plaster material. Measurements: 24.6 cm orifice diameter, 10.4 cm height. Image AMNH 29.0/6749 A: view of exterior base showing wear. Image AMNH 29.0/6749 B: view of interior design. Image AMNH 29.0/6749 C: closeup of interior design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Kiva D, Aztec West Ruin. Morris describes Kiva D as having “been burned before its original contents were removed….Quantities of charcoal covered the floor. The adobe from the roof was fused in places and in others burned to the consistency of brick. The space above was filled by fallen masonry” (Earl Morris 1916-1923 unpublished “Kiva Notes”; on file at Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico). Morris (1924:212) also indicates that the bodies of four individuals were in the kiva at the time of burning. “Pottery vessels and other objects were scattered about on the floor and on the banquettes as if left where convenience dictated by those accustomed to frequent the chamber” (Morris 1924:212). Reference: 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.梅萨维德黑纹白陶（Mesa Verde Black-on-white）碗，美国自然历史博物馆（American Museum of Natural History，简称AMNH）入藏号29.0，目录编号6749。2004年由洛里·里德（Lori Reed）完成分析检测。其陶土羼和料为粒状火成岩，表明该器物为阿兹特克（Aztec）本地生产。该碗残损程度极低，近乎完整，经修复与少量补配，补配材料为未知成分的灰泥。尺寸参数：口径24.6厘米，器高10.4厘米。影像AMNH 29.0/6749 A：外底磨损状态视图；影像AMNH 29.0/6749 B：内面纹饰视图；影像AMNH 29.0/6749 C：内面纹饰特写。该器物出土于阿兹特克西遗址（Aztec West Ruin）D号基瓦（Kiva D）的厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）发掘项目。莫里斯在描述D号基瓦时称：“该空间在原始出土物被清理前即已遭焚毁……大量木炭覆盖了室内地面。屋顶土坯（Adobe）在部分区域熔融，其余区域则被烧至砖状硬度，上方空间被坠落的砖石完全填满”（厄尔·莫里斯，1916-1923年未刊《基瓦笔记》，现藏于新墨西哥州阿兹特克市阿兹特克遗址国家纪念地档案）。莫里斯（1924：212）同时提及，焚毁发生时，该基瓦内留存有4具人类遗骸。“陶容器与其他器物散落在地面及坛座之上，恰似被习惯频繁使用该空间的人们出于随手便利而放置于此”（莫里斯，1924：212）。参考文献：厄尔·莫里斯，1924年，《阿兹特克遗址及阿兹特克附属遗址中的墓葬》，《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第26卷，第三、四分册，美国自然历史博物馆，纽约。