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Code
Ar/Ge.T38.58.CO.02
Coded on
2017-07-19
Recorder
Gabrielle Borenstein
Period
Early Bronze Age / Ранняя Бронза
Remarks

This ceramic wheel was found in close proximity with Ar/Ge.T38.58.CO.01,Ar/Ge.T38.58.CO.03, and Ar/Ge.T38.58.CO.04, which are all ceramic wheels. This object was comparable in diameter and form to the latter two, which are both slightly smaller than Ar/Ge.T38.58.CO.01. It seems possible given the proximity of this object to the others that they originally formed part of a toy chariot. It is worth noting that was the breadth of the object from one spoke to the other is 20.37mm, the breadth on the edge is only 6.42mm. There are two spokes (one on each side) in the center of the wheel. The diameter of these spokes is approximately 8.92mm. The preservation of this objects and the others of their kind from this context is unfortunately poor. They are fragmented. It is clear from the fractures that this clay was tempered with some sort of small chaff inclusion. While the outside of the wheel is a dark reddish gray color, the interior is red.

Ceramic Object Details
Form
Wheel
Colors
Dark reddish gray 10 R 4/1
Red 10R 4/6
Breadth
20.37mm
Diameter
28.78mm
Weight
5.0g