Pottery type
Sevier Gray Ware
Sevier Gray Ware300 – 1300 A.D.Fremont PotteryKey facts
- Age
- 300 – 1300 A.D.
- Cultural period
- Fremont Pottery
- Material
- Grit- or sand-tempered clay fired under reducing conditions that produce the characteristic gray coloration. Surfaces are smoothed or lightly burnished but rarely slipped.
Description
Sevier Gray Ware is a Fremont ceramic tradition from central Utah. Vessels typically include bowls and jars with gray, smoothed surfaces created by firing in a reducing atmosphere. Decoration is limited or absent, though some examples show light incising, shallow scoring, or faint painted lines. Rims are simple and slightly thickened; bodies tend to be rounded with moderate wall thickness.
Size
Typical vessels measure 16–30 cm in height or diameter. Walls average 6–10 mm thick.
Distribution
Mainly found in central Utah, especially in the Sevier Valley and adjacent basins, with some spread into western Utah and eastern Nevada.
Additional information
Sevier Gray Ware is considered the dominant utility ware of the Sevier Fremont variant. It frequently appears at pithouse villages, storage features, and Fremont granaries.