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Means engraved bottle: concentric circles

CULTURE:
Caddo (Mississppian)
DATE:
1200–1500
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Fun Facts

  • Ranked number 5 on "Ceramics of the Southwest United States, Prehistoric to 20th century" list (Items ranked on a scale of 1 through 5, 5 being outstanding).
Arkansas (state/United States)
Caddo (Pre-Columbian Lower Mississippi Valley styles)
Caddo River (Arkansas)
Caddo Valley (inhabited place)
Means Engraved (ceramic type / Pre-Columbian North American style)
Mississippian (Pre-Columbian North American styles)
Pre-Columbian Mississippi Valley styles (Pre-Columbian North American styles)
Temple Mound II (Pre-Columbian Southeastern Woodland periods)
United States (nation)
black (color)
bottles
burnishing (polishing)
ceramic (material)
circles (plane figures)
circular (shape)
clay
coiling (pottery technique)
concentric
engraving (action)
firing (technique)
geometric motifs
geometric patterns
geometric shape
incising
lines (geometric concept)
modeling (forming)
relief (sculpture techniques)
ritual objects
ritual vessels
scrolls (spirals/motifs)
slip (clay)
slip glaze
spirals (geometric figures)
vessels (containers)
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