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Code
Ar/Ge.T19.107.C.02
Coded on
2008-02-08
Recorder
Adam Smith
Period
Late Bronze I - Iron 1b
Remarks

Fragment of Late Bronze crucible. Handle projects directly from shoulder and is hollow, most likely so that a longer handle could be attached. the surfaces are all mottled with the interior a rather sickly grey-green perhaps from constant exposure to fire.

Variant
Special
Mode
Crucible
Possible Function
Processing
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck, Shoulder, Body, Base
Hardness
Calcite
Inclusions
Coarse Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Base
Plan
Spherical / Сферический
Profile
Rounded / Закругленный
Thickness
12.2mm
Body
Axis
Inverted Cone / Обратно конич.
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Neck
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Continuous / Прямая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Pointed / заостренный
Thickness
6.3mm
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Height from base to rim
42.9mm
Height from base to body/shoulder break
27.5mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Light Gray 2.5Y 7/2
Exterior Color
Very Pale Brown 10YR 7/3
Core Bands
Light Brown 7.5YR 6/4
Black GY1 2.5/N
Dominant Core Band
1