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Red-on-Buff Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 7.8cm, D 19cm, Base D 10cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23072

Aged cracked bowl with patterns on the inside.

Red-on-Buff Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 7.8cm, D 19cm, Base D 10cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23072

View from above of aged cracked bowl with patterns on the inside.

Pitcher

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 22cm, Base D 18cm, Mouth D 9.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 2238

Aged cracked jug with neck and handle.

Pot

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 15cm, Mouth D 8cm, Base D 10cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23075

Aged cracked pot with neck.

Pot

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 14cm, Mouth D 9.5cm, Base D 9cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23076

Aged cracked pot with large piece missing from it.

Vessel Handle

Clay
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
L 2.3cm, W 1.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3930

Aged handle.

Jug Fragments

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
A: D 15cm, H 8cm; B: L 8cm, H 5.3; C: L 7.5, H 4.5; D: L 7cm, H 13cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23074

Four pieces of broken pot.

Painted Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 9cm, D 22.5cm, Base 14.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23073

Aged cracked bowl with large piece missing from it and patterns on the inside.

Painted Bowl

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 9cm, D 22.5cm, Base 14.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 23073

View from above of aged cracked bowl with large piece missing from it and patterns on the inside.

Pottery Material

Clay and Silica
Circa: Pueblo II Period AD 900-1150
D 4cm

This ball of unfired clay and silica was most likely being stored for later use. Various tempers, such as sand and crushed limestone, were used in the Lake Mead area to hold the clay together while it was being fired.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3832

Ball of dried clay.

Milling Stone or Metate

Vessicular Basalt
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
H 12cm, D 18cm

A metate is a milling stone used in conjunction with a stone mano to grind foodstuffs, such as corn kernels into a paste or flour before cooking.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3481

Rock with hole worn in it.

Black on White Potter's Tool

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
D 7.6cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3435

Piece of pottery with a pattern on it.

Jeddito Black-on-Yellow

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Top Left 5.0 x 4.0cm, Top Right 5.0 x 4.5cm, Bottom Left 4.0 x 3.5cm, Bottom Middle 2.0 x 3.0cm, Bottom Right 4.5 x 3.3cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4057

Five pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Kayenta Black-on-White

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
5.5 x 4.0 x 0.6cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4059

Piece of pottery with a pattern on it.

Aquarius Black-on-Gray

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Top 2.2 x 3.2cm, Right 2.8 x 2.5cm, Bottom 2.1 x 5.0cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4017

Three pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Black Mesa Beige

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Large Piece Top 5.4 x 5.0 x 0.5cm, Large Piece Bottom 5.2 x 4.2 x 0.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4020

Eight pieces of pottery.

Black Mesa Black-on-White

Ceramic; Tusayan White Ware
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
4.0 x 5.3 x 0.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4022

Piece of pottery with a pattern on it.

Bloomington Black-on-White

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Left 4.0 x 2.7 x 0.5cm; Right 7.8 x 6.5 x 0.5cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4024

Two pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Colorado Red-on-Beige

Ceramic
Circa: Prehistoric Period 10,000 B.C. - AD 1850
Left 6.2 x 5.0cm, Bottom Left 4.9 x 4.0, Top Right 3.6 x 5.5, Bottom Right 3.8 x 3.0cm

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 4041

Four pieces of pottery with patterns on them.

Bowl Fragments

Earthenware with blue glaze and decorative molding
Circa 1865-1930
H 4" x L 1 1/8"; H 3 1/8" x L 3 3/4"

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16080

Two pieces of the bottom of blue pottery with relief patterns on it.

Vessel Lid Fragments

Earthenware with reddish-brown glaze
Circa 1865
St. Thomas
H 6 1/4", D 2" x 1 1/4" base 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/8"; 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/8"; 1 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8"

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16068

Three pieces of brown pottery.

Homer Laughlin Pitcher

Ceramic
Circa 1914
H 5", D 2" x 4 3/4" base
St. Thomas

The Laughlin Brothers, Homer and Shakespeare, formed a partnership in 1871 to sell pottery in their hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. Their reputation for quality pottery enabled them to become one of the better known ceramic dinnerware manufacturers.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 20120

Two pieces of broken pitcher.

Homer Laughlin Pitcher

Ceramic
Circa 1914
H 5", D 2" x 4 3/4" base
St. Thomas

The Laughlin Brothers, Homer and Shakespeare, formed a partnership in 1871 to sell pottery in their hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. Their reputation for quality pottery enabled them to become one of the better known ceramic dinnerware manufacturers.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 20120

Bottom of aged pitcher.

Crucible

Ceramic
Circa 1876-1937
H 4", D 3", Base D 1 _"
Katherine Mine
Maker's mark: "Denver Fire Clay Co." Denver, Co 1876-1937

A crucible is a container that can withstand very high temperatures, and was used to separate metals from ore. The ore was heated inside the crucible and liquid metal was poured into a separate container.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 3693

Aged ceramic cup.

Dish Fragment

Blue on white porcelain, George Jones "Abbey 1790" pattern
Circa 1910s-1930s
2 x 3 1/4 x 1/8"
St. Thomas

George Jones "Abbey 1790" pattern, George Jones & Sons, Ltd., England

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16085

Piece of porcelain dish.
Aged cracked bowl with patterns on the inside.
View from above of aged cracked bowl with patterns on the inside.
Aged cracked jug with neck and handle.
Aged cracked pot with neck.
Aged cracked pot with large piece missing from it.
Aged handle.
Four pieces of broken pot.
Aged cracked bowl with large piece missing from it and patterns on the inside.
View from above of aged cracked bowl with large piece missing from it and patterns on the inside.
Ball of dried clay.
Rock with hole worn in it.
Piece of pottery with a pattern on it.
Five pieces of pottery with patterns on them.
Piece of pottery with a pattern on it.
Three pieces of pottery with patterns on them.
Eight pieces of pottery.
Piece of pottery with a pattern on it.
Two pieces of pottery with patterns on them.
Four pieces of pottery with patterns on them.
Two pieces of the bottom of blue pottery with relief patterns on it.
Three pieces of brown pottery.
Two pieces of broken pitcher.
Bottom of aged pitcher.
Aged ceramic cup.
Piece of porcelain dish.