Urkesh Ceramic Analysis

Shapes by horizon: ED III / Urban Growth 2

Cups

Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati – February 2015, September 2016

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Brief Overview

The definition of the what is a cup is the same for all units and all time periods in the UGR. See here for further details. The number of cup shapes, as usual, are fewer than in the categories of jars or bowls. Illustrated in the catalog are 25 cup shapes.

Conical cups are the prevalent cup type in early ED III; they are produced in coarser examples of Simple ware than in late ED III. For statistics regarding the number of cup sherds see introduction.

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Conical Cups

cc.-1
cc.-2

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Round-sided Cups

cr.-1

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Other Cups

co.-1
co.-3
co.-8
co.-101
co.-102
co.-103

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