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Code
Ar/Ts.C3.C7.C.09
Coded on
2013-01-21
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I - Iron 1b
Remarks

Designated MAE1756--radiographed, XRF
Highly abraded body fragment from a large LM vessel. The exterior is both highly polished and severely abraded and chipped. The spaces between each line feature a line of missing circumferential polish/slip. Interior surface is half covered in Black GY1 2.5/N concretion or discoloration. The exterior surface and breaks feature limited amounts of white dendritic concretion. In addition to the coarse sand, moderate frequencies of medium sand are visible in the fabric. Significant frequencies of inclusions perforate both surfaces. Breaks are hackley.

Status
Photo Scan, Analyzed
Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Large Indeterminate / Сосуд
Possible Function
Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Body
Hardness
Fluorite
Inclusions
Coarse Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Body
Axis
Inverted Cone / Обратно конич.
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Length (max)
93.56mm
Width (max)
71.36mm
Thickness
14.58mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Reddish Brown 5YR 5/4
Exterior Color
Yellowish Red 5YR 4/6
Core Bands
Black 5Y 2.5/1
Brown 7.5YR 5/3