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Code
Ar/Ge.T18.3.C.17
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I - Iron 1b
Remarks

External color should be 7.5YR 7/1 Light Gray. There is just enough \\\'come-back\\\' on the neck portion to appear biconical instead of conical. Very difficult to say if this sherd is from an LB bowl with a very minor shoulder, or the upper portion of a jar/pot. One corner may show the delamination of the internal slip, around 1mm thick. While the listed external and internal colors are light grays, they likely represent heavy corrosion as there are traces of a Very Dark Gray color on the lower neck which is more characteristic. In this way 60% of the internal and exterior surfaces are covered by light gray corrosion. The color difference between core band 2 and bands 1 and 3 is very minor, they could be merged into one, but I separate them here. This may represent the slip layers, or perhaps simply the firing time. While fine sand is the major inclusions component here, medium sand particles are also present. Rotational striations are present on both surfaces, and mica is visible in the surfaces, no popping. Breaks are smooth.

Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Small Indeterminate / Сосуд
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck
Hardness
Fluorite
Inclusions
Fine Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Neck
Axis
Biconical / Раструбная
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Outward (protruding) / Отогнутая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rounded / Закругленный
Diameter
280.0mm
Diameter %
4.13%
Measurements
Length (max)
78.0mm
Width (max)
21.0mm
Thickness
3.4mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Reddish Gray 2.5YR 5/1
Exterior Color
Light Gray 10YR 7/2
Core Bands
Black GY1 2.5/N
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Black GY1 2.5/N
Dominant Core Band
2