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Code
Ar/Ge.T18.3.C.11
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I - Iron 1b
Remarks

The likely small orifice diameter may suggest that this is in fact a group D sherd, but without the rim I cant say for sure. While the only decoration listed here is an annular line located at the neck-shoulder break, there are also several subtle undulations or furrows on the external neck, indicative of a coil-building approach to the neck or of true decorative elements. The majority of the polish has abraded of the external surface, but 10% remains in different places, particularly in the shoulder area. Numerous coarse send and even some grit particles are visible in the breaks, in addition to the medium sand mentioned above. Rotational striations are visible on the external surface only. While the first core band is black, its most internal portion is highly mottled black /brown, perhaps related to the not-so-black color of the internal surface. Alternatively, the internal surface could be 80% covered with light yellowish brown corrosion, but I believe that increased oxidation towards the internal surface has turned it lighter than the black/brown core.

Variant
Indeterminate / неопределенный
Mode
Small Indeterminate / Сосуд
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Neck, Shoulder
Hardness
Microcline
Inclusions
Medium Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Neck
Axis
Biconical / Раструбная
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Length (max)
38.3mm
Width (max)
37.5mm
Thickness
6.7mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Gray 10YR 5/1
Exterior Color
Pinkish Gray 5YR 6/2
Core Bands
Black GY1 2.5/N; reddish brown 2.5YR 5/3
Red 2.5YR 5/8
Dominant Core Band
1
Decoration
Elements from Top to Bottom
Line / Линия
Technologies from Top to Bottom
Press Tool / Вдавленный