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Code
Ar/Ts.WSM2.05.C.03
Coded on
2012-04-05
Recorder
Katie Kearns
Period
Iron 3a: Achaemenid - Iron 3b: Hellenistic
Remarks

This is a small indeterminate handle with a 'nub' on the top (or at "elbow" joint) where the vertical shaft turns to connect to the vessel. There is a slight ridge on the underside of the handle. The handle is part of the collection being sent for INAA and so the interior Munsell was not recorded. The form of this nubbed handle is 'morphic' as part of comparative project (see WSE.02.C.02, WSE.03.C.13, WSI.16.C.01, WSAD.20.C.01); Abramova and Medvedskaya have interpreted these protrusions to be animal horns. Surfaces highly eroded, so can't tell if was once polished or burnished.

Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Small Indeterminate / Сосуд
Possible Function
Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Grip handle
Hardness
Fluorite
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Grip Handle
Axis
Vertical / Вертикальная
Cross-Section
Circular / Круглый
Form
Morphic / Фигурная
Measurements
Length (max)
45.15mm
Width (max)
17.8mm
Thickness
13.11mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Exterior Color
Dark Gray 10YR 4/1