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Code
Ar/Ab.AB3.17.C.03
Coded on
2012-03-08
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze Age / Поздней бронзы
Remarks

Undecorated reddish LB cup or bowl--one of several of this handmade type found in Aragatsiberd LB contexts. The preserved fragment consists of two mended rim-to-body fragments. The superior rim surface has a consistent rectangular shape, but the surface ungulates superiorly/inferiorly, making it highly uneven. Listed above as Reddish Brown 5YR 5/3, the external surface is in fact mottled with Black 7.5YR 2.5/1. The interior surface is the above noted Reddish Brown 5YR 5/4 on the lower interior body and rim, but Weak Red 10R 5/4 on the upper body. While there are no clear polishing marks on either surface, the Black area on the exterior is rather shiny and is perhaps a firing cloud (glassy look). The internal vessel surface features wiping or trimming marks--they are wide enough to have been made by fingers. In addition to the dominant medium sand fabric inclusions noted above, fine, coarse, and very coarse sand particles are also present. Some larger Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N inclusions are even grit size. Inclusions of all these sizes perforate both the internal and external surfaces in moderate frequencies. Breaks are rough.

Status
Restored
Variant
Unrestricted / Открытый Сосуд
Mode
Small Indeterminate / Сосуд
Possible Function
Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Shoulder, Body
Hardness
Apatite
Inclusions
Medium Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Body
Axis
Inverted Cone / Обратно конич.
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Continuous / Прямая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rectangular / Прямоугольная
Thickness
7.2mm
Shoulder

No characteristics supplied for shoulder.

Measurements
Length (max)
77.53mm
Width (max)
47.13mm
Thickness
8.63mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Reddish Brown 5YR 5/4
Exterior Color
Reddish brown 5YR 5/3
Core Bands
Red 2.5YR 5/6