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Code
Ar/Ab.AB2.09.C.05
Coded on
2012-05-08
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I
Remarks

A roulette-decorated LB bowl--due to it's ornamentation likely LB1. Fragment is restored from 5 joining sub-fragments and presents a complete profile. The ornamentation schema is located completely on the vessel shoulder (there is no neck) and consists of 4 tightly grouped circumferential wavy lines that were likely applied with a (rolled) roulette tool. The superior punctates are deeper than the interior ones, particularly the fourth and most inferior line, indicating that the roulette was more heavily pressed on the superior shoulder, catching the lower shoulder more lightly. In some places point ornaments are even missing in the fourth line. The average interval between waves is 2.85cm, but not strictly consistent. Superior to the roulette lines is a single circumferential furrow ornament located directly superior to the b/s break. The rim is perhaps not rolled, but simply bent--nevertheless a clear rolling action can be seen in the break profile. The polishing marks on the highly polished exterior begin abruptly 0.48cm inferior to the rim roll--this may indicate that the entire exterior was polished first, and the rim cut and formed second. External polishing marks are dense, but the exterior is highly abraded. The lower body and base may never have had any polish. The internal polishing marks are also densely applied. There is some "banding" to the internal polish--3 circumferential polish lines approx. 0.23cm wide--on the internal upper shoulder. No polish is visible below the internal b/s break, but it may simply have abraded away. In addition to the medium sand noted above, the fabric seems to include a truly equal distribution of all kinds of sand. Coarse sand particles perforate both the internal and external surfaces with moderate frequency. There is 20% light yellowish brown corrosion on all surfaces, but the abrasion and sand perforation make a truly accurate estimation difficult--very chaotic surfaces. Pyrite particles are visible in both surfaces as well, moderate frequency, limited pyrite popping. Breaks are rough.

Status
Restored
Variant
Unrestricted / Открытый Сосуд
Mode
Bowl / Миска
Possible Function
Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck, Shoulder, Body, Base
Hardness
Apatite
Inclusions
Medium Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Base
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Thickness
7.66mm
Body
Axis
Inverted Cone / Обратно конич.
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Neck
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
Yes
Axis
Outward (protruding) / Отогнутая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rounded / Закругленный
Diameter
210.0mm
Diameter %
30.0%
Thickness
10.55mm
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Length (max)
153.61mm
Width (max)
154.63mm
Thickness
10.65mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Core Bands
Black GY1 2.5/N
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Black GY1 2.5/N
Dominant Core Band
2
Decoration
Elements from Top to Bottom
Wavy Line / Волнистая линия
Wavy Line / Волнистая линия
Wavy Line / Волнистая линия
Wavy Line / Волнистая линия
Furrow / Бороздка
Technologies from Top to Bottom
Pointed Tool / Точечный
Pointed Tool / Точечный
Pointed Tool / Точечный
Pointed Tool / Точечный
Press Tool / Вдавленный