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Code
Ar/Ab.AB1.10.C.04
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I - Iron 1b
Remarks

Likely a restricted LBA jar, but it's hard to gauge with so little of the shoulder preserved. No neck to speak of, simply an immediate shoulder which may not in fact be "conical" but perhaps "perpendicular" to the rim. The rim itself is just slightly "outward" from the shoulder; it could also be called "upward." This is a very typical LB jar form. Polish presence and absence at various locations on the rolled rim suggest a program of rolling the rim, and then cutting it back as the vessel is rotated, created a slight indent at the base of the exterior rim, where it almost touches the shoulder. Classic rolled rim with telltale space left in the center of the roll. Rotational striations are present on all surfaces. In addition to the fine sand noted above, coarse and medium sand particles are also present in the fabric. Both the interior and exterior surfaces show extensive abrasion of the slip, the reddish brown fabric peeking through. Medium and fine sand particles are visible in the exterior and interior surfaces in moderate frequencies. Negligible visible corrosion. Breaks are smooth.

Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Jar / Закрытый Сосуд
Possible Function
Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck, Shoulder
Hardness
Microcline
Inclusions
Fine Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Neck
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Outward (protruding) / Отогнутая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rounded / Закругленный
Diameter
340.0mm
Diameter %
6.5%
Thickness
14.76mm
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Measurements
Length (max)
57.63mm
Width (max)
29.45mm
Thickness
8.38mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Exterior Color
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Core Bands
Dark Gray GY1 4/N
Reddish brown 5YR 5/3
Dark Gray GY1 4/N
Dominant Core Band
2