TYPE: Showlow Black-on-Red

DATE: A.D. 1030 to 1200+ (Hays-Gilpin, 1998;155)

BOWL DESIGN PLACEMENT: Interiors.

COMMON DESIGNS: There is a considerable design variation, some resemble Puerco and Wingate Styles of White Mountain Redware, others have a unique style. Usually a large circle or square area is left unpainted in the bottom.

KEY DIFFERENCES: Watery-thin red slip on a soft paste. The black paint is usually organic and often is burned off in places leaving a "ghostly" image or stain.

TEMPER: Finely ground sherd and quartz sand.

COMMENTS: The paste and exterior fire-clouds looks very similar to Pinto Black-on-Red of the Salado Culture.

 

 

1N Show Low Black-on-Red Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 8 5/8" or 22 cm by 4" or 10 cm

 

 

2N Show Low Black-on-Red Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 11 3/4" or 30 cm by 5 3/4" or 14.6 cm

 

 

 

3N Show Low Black-on-Red Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 10 1/2 " or 26.7 cm by 5" or 12.7 cm

 

 

4Y Show Low Black-on-Red Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 12 " or 30.5 cm by 6 3/8 " or 16.2 cm

 

 

5N Show Low Black-on-Red Jar

Approximate Dimensions: 2 5/8 " or 6.7 cm by 2 5/8 " or 6.7 cm

 

 

 

 

6N Show Low Black-on-Red Jar

Approximate Dimensions: 5 1/2" by 4 1/2"

 

 

7Y Show Low Black-on-Red Pitcher

Approximate Dimensions: 6 7/8" by 5 3/4"

 

 

8Y Show Low Black-on-Red Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 4 3/4" by 2 1/4"

 

 

9Y Show Low Black-on-Red Bowl

Approximate Dimensions: 8" or 20.3 cm. by 3 1/2" or 9 cm.

 

 

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