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Code
Ar/Ab.AB4.07.C.10
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Early Bronze Age / Ранняя Бронза
Remarks

A sherd from a large KA jar, decorated exactly at the n/s transition with a wide (approx. 2.72cm), hectic band of impressed decorations. The restored vessel fragment consists of 2 joining sherds and a large swath of gypsum fill. While not rendered in an exacting, consistent style, the basic decoration schema consists of a series of large, interdigitated triangles, the upper triangles pointing downwards and the lower triangles pointing upwards, positioned between a furrow above and an incised line below (where the shoulder begins rather suddenly). The triangles could also be seen as the spaces left over by a wide zigzag ornament. The furrow and incised line slightly raise the ornamentation into a "belt." The exterior surface is highly polished, burnished, and horizontal polishing marks are visible. The interior surface hosts horizontal rotational striations as well as deeper furrows from wiping or trimming activity. There is also some degree of mottling on the interior shoulder, mixing the Dark Gray 5YR 4/1 with Reddish Brown 5YR 4/3. In addition to the dominant fine sand inclusions, medium sand grains are visible in the fabric and perforating the interior surface. Pyrite grains are also visible in the interior surface. Breaks are rough-to-smooth and there are minor (10%) amounts of light brown corrosion on the interior surface.

Status
Drawn
Variant
Restricted / Закрытый Сосуд
Mode
Jar / Закрытый Сосуд
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Neck, Shoulder
Hardness
Fluorite
Inclusions
Fine Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Neck
Axis
Conical / Коническая
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Length (max)
151.02mm
Width (max)
121.93mm
Thickness
9.13mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Dark Gray 5YR 4/1
Exterior Color
Black GY1 2.5/N
Core Bands
Reddish Brown 2.5YR 5/4
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Black GY1 2.5/N
Dominant Core Band
1
Decoration
Elements from Top to Bottom
Furrow / Бороздка
Triangle / Треугольник
Oblique Hatch / Косая штриховка
Point / Точка
Line / Линия
Technologies from Top to Bottom
Press Tool / Вдавленный
Linear Tool / Резной
Linear Tool / Резной
Polish Tool / Лощенный
Press Tool / Вдавленный