Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU8-4999

Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00008 Catalog #4999. Morris FS 4775. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is sherd and granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture in the Middle San Juan region. Vessel is 60% restored with unknown adhesive. Measurements: 10 cm diameter, 10 cm height. Image AZRU8-4999 A: view of exterior showing painted design. Image AZRU8-4999 B: exterior view showing painted designs. Image AZRU8-4999 C: interior view showing painted design. Image AZRU8-4999 D: closeup of interior painted design. Image AZRU8-4999 E: view of exterior base showing basal abrasion. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 175, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 175 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor of Room 175…. had been long used as evidenced by hardness and stain. About 1 foot west of the center was a nearly circular fireplace….lined with sandstones set on edge so that they reached 2 to 3 inches above the floor. Refuse…completely filled the chamber, with the exception of a surface layer….composed of material fallen from the walls of Rooms 188a and 188b. Burials Nos. 84 to 87 inclusive were in the refuse and from it came parts of eleven pottery vessels….The original north wall had fallen or been torn down to within 4 feet of its west end and finally re-built with much more carelessly laid masonry. No doorways are observable either in this room or in Room 188.” (Morris 1928:408) 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. For burials see 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），陶碗，入藏编号AZRU-00008，藏品编号4999。野外编号Morris FS 4775。2011年由洛里·里德（Lori Reed）完成分析。羼和料（temper）为陶片与粒状火成岩，表明该器物烧制于圣胡安中部地区。该陶碗修复比例达60%，所用黏合剂成分未知。尺寸参数：直径10厘米，高10厘米。 图像AZRU8-4999 A：器物外部视图，可见彩绘纹饰； 图像AZRU8-4999 B：器物外部视图，可见多处彩绘纹饰； 图像AZRU8-4999 C：器物内部视图，可见彩绘纹饰； 图像AZRU8-4999 D：器物内部彩绘纹饰特写； 图像AZRU8-4999 E：器物外部底部视图，可见底部磨损痕迹。 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（Aztec West Ruin）175号房址。厄尔·莫里斯在发掘现场对175号房址的描述如下： “175号房址的地面……因硬度与污渍痕迹可证，已被长期使用。房址中心以西约1英尺处设有近圆形壁炉……壁炉边缘立置砂岩，使其高出地面2至3英寸。房室内完全被废弃堆积填满，仅表层例外——该表层由188a号房址与188b号房址墙体坠落的堆积物构成。84至87号墓葬（含首尾编号）均位于该废弃堆积中，且从中出土了11件陶器的残件……原北墙已坍塌或被拆毁至距西端4英尺以内，后经堆砌极为草率的砖石重新修复。该房址与188号房址均未发现门道。”（莫里斯，1928年：第408页） 参考文献： 1. 厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris），1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》，第26卷第五部分，《美国自然历史博物馆（American Museum of Natural History）人类学论文集》，纽约。 2. 墓葬相关内容详见：厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris），1924年，《阿兹特克遗址及阿兹特克附属遗址墓葬》，《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第26卷第三、四部分，美国自然历史博物馆（American Museum of Natural History），纽约。