dead-surfaced

Updated: July 31, 2026

The notched encircling ridge beneath the feet of the reptile represents the rim of the lower vessel, which is a pot with compressed globular body and short, wide neck. This vase is of the dark, dead-surfaced ware and is quite plain. Four vertical ridges take the place of handles.

William Henry Holmes - Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley: Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the: Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83,: Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436