TYPE: Salado Tonto Red

DATE: A.D. 1150 to 1400 (Oppelt, 2008;49)

COMMON FORMS: Bowls, jars.

COMMON COLORS: Red or brownish-red.

EXTERIOR TREATMENT: Rough, lightly polished, highly polished, smoothed.

KEY DIFFERENCES: Red slipped, usually with large quartz grains and/or gold mica throughout the paste and usually shows on surfaces. Vessels were made by the "coil and scrape" method.

 

 

 

 

1N Salado Tonto Red Bowl

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

 

 

2Y Salado Tonto Red Vessel.

Approximate Dimensions: 9" by 6 1/4" by 5 3/4"

 

 

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