Ceramic: Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, AZRU1-883

Mesa Verde Black-on-white, bowl, Accession AZRU-00001 Catalog #883. Morris FS 5119. CULTURALLY SENSITIVE: NAGPRA ARTIFACT; ACCESS RESTRICTED. Analyzed by Lori Reed 2011. Temper is granular igneous rock suggesting manufacture at Aztec. Vessel is 99% restored with unknown adhesive. Measurements: 18.6 cm diameter, 7.9 cm height. Image AZRU1-883 A: exterior view showing isolated design element. Image AZRU1-883 B: view of isolated element on other side of exterior. Image AZRU1-883 C: closeup view of interior design. Image AZRU1-883 D: interior view of design. Recovered from Earl Morris excavation of Room 185, Burial 123, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 185 at the time of excavation is as follows. “…. two feet of a very hard and compact light colored earth on a floor level that showed practically no signs of use. A refuse layer was above this and the first storey roof remains above that. The only doorway was a T-shaped door in the east wall.” (Morris 1928:409) 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.梅萨维德黑底白纹陶器（Mesa Verde Black-on-white），碗类器形，入藏编号AZRU-00001，登记号883，编号Morris FS 5119。本文物为文化敏感藏品：受《美洲原住民墓葬保护与归还法》（Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, NAGPRA）保护，访问受限。 该器物由洛里·里德（Lori Reed）于2011年完成分析。其羼和料（Temper）为粒状火成岩，推测烧制于阿兹特克遗址。器物修复度达99%，所用修复胶粘剂信息未知。 尺寸参数：直径18.6厘米，高7.9厘米。 配套影像资料如下： AZRU1-883 A：外壁视图，展示孤立纹饰单元； AZRU1-883 B：外壁另一侧孤立纹饰单元视图； AZRU1-883 C：内部纹饰特写视图； AZRU1-883 D：内部纹饰全貌视图。 该器物出土于厄尔·莫里斯（Earl Morris）发掘的阿兹特克西遗址（Aztec West Ruin）185号房址123号墓葬。 厄尔·莫里斯在发掘时对185号房址的描述如下："……在几乎无使用痕迹的地层层面上，覆盖有厚达两英尺的坚硬致密浅色土层；其上方为废弃堆积层，再上层为建筑第一层的屋顶遗存。东墙仅存一道T形门道。"（Morris 1928:409） 参考文献： 1. 厄尔·莫里斯，1928年，《阿兹特克遗址发掘笔记》，载《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》（Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History）第26卷第5部分，纽约：美国自然历史博物馆（American Museum of Natural History）。 2. 关于墓葬内容的相关记载可参见：厄尔·莫里斯，1924年，《阿兹特克遗址及阿兹特克附属遗址墓葬》，载《美国自然历史博物馆人类学论文集》第26卷第3、4部分，纽约：美国自然历史博物馆。