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Code
Ar/Ge.T18.3.C.03
Coded on
2011-11-07
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I
Remarks

The small orifice diameter and short neck make this highly polished LB sherd a jar. An Pavel suggests that the high gloss means LB1--rather crumbly fabric also suggests this. There are horizontal rotation striations on the vessel exterior and annular impressions on the interior. The external surface is highly abraded, but the external polish lines also appear to be horizontal. The polish stops on the external surface right below the rim. The internal surface is 90% covered in pink corrosion. There is also a mica pop on the internal surface and some odd horizontal lamination on the internal neck, perhaps where a layer of clay curled over the rim from the exterior meets an internal layer. The core 2 slip layer which is polished is clearly visible in the core, but only with the jewelers lens, because it is almost the same color as the rest of the core, save for a small line of corrosion which has developed between the two clay layers. Some medium sand particles are visible in addition to the fine sand, but the rest of the fabric is so well sorted that I consider it well-sorted. The intense internal surface corrosion makes the hardness measurement difficult to support here. Breaks are smooth.

Variant
Restricted / Закрытый Сосуд
Mode
Jar / Закрытый Сосуд
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck, Shoulder
Hardness
Fluorite
Inclusions
Fine Sand
Sorting
Well Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Neck
Axis
Biconical / Раструбная
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Outward (protruding) / Отогнутая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rounded / Закругленный
Diameter
80.0mm
Diameter %
15.0%
Thickness
6.3mm
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Measurements
Length (max)
53.8mm
Width (max)
25.5mm
Thickness
4.9mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Exterior Color
Black GY1 2.5/N
Core Bands
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Black GY1 2.5/N
Dominant Core Band
1