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Code
Ar/Ts.WSG.12.C.16
Recorder
Lori Khatchadourian
Period
Iron 3a: Achaemenid - Iron 3b: Hellenistic
Remarks

10.17.06 This is a rim to neck sherd of a large intedeterminate vessel. The rim extends slightly ouward on the exterior side. The sherd is thick and chunky, suggesting a large storage vessel. The shape of the rim is halfway between rounded and rectangular and pulls outward slightly. In addition to the yellowish red exterior, there is a large dark brown splotch extending down from the rim.

Status
Photo Scan
Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Large Indeterminate / Сосуд
Possible Function
Storage, Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck
Hardness
Fluorite
Inclusions
Coarse Sand
Manufacture
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Sorting
Well Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Neck
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Continuous / Прямая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rounded / Закругленный
Diameter
340.0mm
Diameter %
6.0%
Thickness
12.9mm
Measurements
Length (max)
76.75mm
Width (max)
52.81mm
Thickness
10.52mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Reddish Brown 5YR 5/4
Exterior Color
Yellowish Red 5YR 5/6
Core Bands
Reddish brown 5YR 4/4
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Reddish brown 5YR 4/4
Dominant Core Band
2