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Code
Ar/Ab.AB1.10.C.03
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Late Bronze I - Iron 1b
Remarks

Fragment from a short-necked jar with an indented rim, likely for placing a lid of some sort. There are no visible decorations. The indented area, 0.66cm wide, certainly features additional corrosion and/or usage markings. In addition to the indented superior rim surface, there is a minor indentation on the interior rim surface and just below the exterior rim (the beginning of the exterior neck), where a tool has been used to dig into the clay and create/finish the rim. Rather unusual is that the exterior is unpolished while traces of polish are present on the interior surface. Rotational striations are visible on all surfaces, even on the superior, indented rim surface. In addition to the medium sand noted above, fine and coarse sand also present in small frequencies. Sorting is noted above as "poor," but it's very close to being "well"-sorted. Small frequencies of pyrite are visible in all surfaces, but very few of the sand inclusions perforate the surfaces. Significant amounts (60%) of pale brown corrosion cover all surfaces, but concentrate on the rim and below it on the exterior and interior surfaces. Breaks are rough.

Variant
Restricted / Закрытый Сосуд
Mode
Jar / Закрытый Сосуд
Possible Function
Indeterminate
Preservation
Incomplete
Extant Parts
Rim, Neck, Shoulder
Hardness
Apatite
Inclusions
Medium Sand
Sorting
Poorly Sorted
Surface Treatment (Exterior)
Slipped & Polished / Обмаз. Полированная
Surface Treatment (Interior)
Slipped & Smoothed / Обмаз. Выглаженная
Neck
Axis
Cylindrical
Profile
Concave / Вогнутый
Rim
Applied?
No
Rolled?
No
Axis
Outward (protruding) / Отогнутая
Plan
Circular / Круглый
Shape
Rounded Indented / Выпук. - с борозд.
Diameter
160.0mm
Diameter %
6.0%
Thickness
17.23mm
Shoulder
Axis
Cone / Коническая
Profile
Convex / Выпуклый
Measurements
Length (max)
29.25mm
Width (max)
31.01mm
Thickness
10.26mm
Colors

From Interior to Exterior

Interior Color
Very Dark Gray GY1 3/N
Exterior Color
Dark Gray 5YR 4/1
Core Bands
Black GY1 2.5/N