Brown ceramic beaker with upturned closed right hand handle / Unknown

Essay/Description

Brown ceramic beaker with effigy hand handle that is an upturned closed right hand. This beaker has an unmodified rim and round base with two lip lugs on rim opposite each other. There is possible charcoal residue, slight discoloration, chipped rim, and possible scrape near base.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Brown ceramic beaker with upturned closed right hand handle

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American

Date:

900 - 1550 CE

Period:

Mississippian

Materials/Techniques:

clay

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Containers and Vessels

Object Type:

Beaker

Accession No:

54.6572

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 6in. (15.2cm)
Length: 5in. (12.7cm)
Width: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)

Marks and Inscriptions

Marks: Two labels: on bottom a piece of tape marked "FK". On the side a paper sticker with red border marked: Presented by Mrs. Ramy Monk's (?) Mound"

Inscriptions: Two labels: on bottom a piece of tape marked "FK". On the side a paper sticker with red border marked: Presented by Mrs. Ramy Monk's (?) Mound"

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Cahokia, Cahokia site, colors, fragment, Illinois, Mississippian culture, Native American, organic material, shape, tool

Cite this Page

Unknown. Brown ceramic beaker with upturned closed right hand handle. 54.6572. 900 - 1550 CE. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/546572.

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