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Code
Ar/Ge.T16.108.C.03
Coded on
2011-03-07
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze Age / Поздней бронзы
Remarks

This sherd is designated as a jar fragment because there is a hint of the beginning of curving neck portion on one end of the sherd, suggesting its overall form. While the dominant listed inclusions are coarse sand, there are pieces of grit and very coarse sand visible in the breaks. Portions of the exterior surface are highly abraded, although enough polish preserves to show the entire exterior surface was polished with horizontal strokes. The zig-zags have a very low frequency of repetition. The interior surface is highly roasted with much of the interior slip cracked and/or removed entirely. This may have occurred during the Gegharot conflagrations. There is no visible mica popping and the exterior surface is 10% covered in light yellowish brown corrosion.

Variant
Restricted / Закрытый Сосуд
Mode
Jar / Закрытый Сосуд
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Shoulder
Hardness
Microcline
Inclusions
Coarse Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Length (max)
119.2mm
Width (max)
81.5mm
Thickness
10.7mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Exterior Color
Black GY1 2.5/N
Core Bands
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Decoration
Elements from Top to Bottom
Zig-Zag / Зигзаг
Line / Линия
Zig-Zag / Зигзаг
Line / Линия
Technologies from Top to Bottom
Press Tool / Вдавленный
Relief / Рельефный
Press Tool / Вдавленный
Relief / Рельефный