Designated MAE106--radiographed, XRF, SAXS. This small indeterminate LB vessel (maybe a polished pot?) has a "bent," not rolled rim, where the rim has been folded over the edge of the vessel wall almost perpendicular to the wall. The top surface of the rim has been made extremely flat and use marks on this surface indicate burnish traces or perhaps traces of heavy use. Not enough of this sherd's rim remains in order to complete an accurate rim diameter measurement. There are extensive burnish-technique marks present on the vessel exterior, extending all the way up the shoulder until the very short neck transition which is unpolished and gray. The interior surface does not exhibit any textile impression lines or rilling lines. The interior and exterior sherd surfaces are 15% covered in light brown corrosion. The two incised lines on the vessel shoulder are executed with a rather broad, not pointed tool, almost furrows. In section there shape appears to be roughly hemispherical. There is quite possibly a third incision located in the raised ridge between the two lines. The sherd fractures are rough and feature a slight separation between bands 1 and 2 in section. Slight oblique motion in the vessel wall suggests possible slab or coil formation. This sherd is in two mending pieces. There is a good deal of coarse sand mixed into the fabric with the dominant medium sand. In band 1 there are several very coarse black sand or grog particles--but they may stand out simply because of the color contrast. SAXS analysis conducted at ANL on 3/16/06. Radiograph analysis on 09/07.
From Interior to Exterior