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Code
Ar/Ts.WSH.08.C.20
Coded on
2012-06-21
Recorder
Lori Khatchadourian
Period
Iron 3a: Achaemenid
Remarks

Originally closed on 10.31.06, then rechecked on date indicated above before sending for INAA.

A fragment of a handle that seems to include some sort of decorative element, in all likelihood morphic. The sherd is extremely black burnished. Surfaces are very smooth. There is a small bump or projection below the handle, and another possible elaboration of some sort on the left side, just at the break. The shape of the handle is oval and its profile is bowed. I suspect this is something zoomorphic.

KK 4/9/12: changed the form of this handle to 'morphic' as part of comparative project.

Status
Photo Scan
Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Large Indeterminate / Сосуд
Possible Function
Consumption, Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Grip handle
Hardness
Calcite
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Burnished / Обмаз. Лощеная
Grip Handle
Axis
Vertical / Вертикальная
Cross-Section
Oval / Овальная
Form
Morphic / Фигурная
Profile
Bowed / Луковидная
Measurements
Length (max)
45.75mm
Width (max)
38.12mm
Thickness
20.93mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Exterior Color
Black 2.5Y 2.5/1