1. OVERVIEW
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | !! | !! | clay artifact |
| Best definition | 2001-09-15 | !! | plaque [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Best image | 2002-10-10 | !! |  [Input: A15_VWX.j] |
| 2002-09-22 | !! |  [Input: A15_VWX.j] |
2. IDENTIFICATION
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2001-09-15 | MKB | plaque [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Description (summary) | 2001-09-15 | MKB | Plaque with nude female. Plaque is thick and has a flat back as shown by the preserved upper portion; top has a rounded triangular opening as if for hanging, female figure applied to the flat front of the plaque. [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| 2018-03-15 | yM | clay plaque with a female anthropomorphic figure represented on it. The top part of the plaque is oval in shape with half an oval opening at the top. According to mKB, the lower body of the figurine was found separated from the plaque, indicating that it was made separately then applied to the plaque. The figure appears to be wearing a head dress like a hat, with prominent edges. The face seems to be an extension of the neck. The only facial feature that were depicted are the nose which is long and well defined, and one applied eye which is still preserved. The woman on the plaque was depicted with a long neck and a lean body. Arms are broken. It has two small round applied breasts. The curviture of the preserved part of the arms, indicates that they were probably placed below the breasts. The hips are represented wider than the waist where a painted band is depicted, giving it a feminine shape. The pubic triangle is depicted with dark gray paint, and it extends almost to the knees. The legs and feet are separated with no gap between them. The feet are projecting perpendicularly outwards. The edges of the plaque are smooth and round. The bottom portion of the plaque is broken off. [Input: ZK226yM.j] |
3. STRATIGRAPHY
Recovery/Assignment
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on recovery | 2001-09-15 | MKB | found inside the ashes of a kiln [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
Volumetric Localization
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locus | 2001-08-21 | jw | k13 [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
| Relays (applicable to elements) | 2001-08-21 | jlw | r474 (39354 37812 - 8634 / Relay location: f355) [Input: L821JW2.R] |
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 2001-08-21 | jw | i228 (plaque) sits in f355 (layer) [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
Spatial Aggregation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate (to which element belongs) | 2003-08-04 | !! | a30 (kiln) [Input: N921jw3.j] |
| q-lot with which item is associated | 2001-08-21 | jw | q715 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
Time Sequencing
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratum (to which element belongs) | 2024-03-13 | !! | s250A15A [Input: ZI901jW.j] |
| Phase (to which element belongs) | 2024-03-13 | !! | h6hMZA [Input: ZI901jW.j] |
4. TYPOLOGY
Measurements
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2001-09-15 | MKB | 14.9 [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Width 2 or diameter of body | 2001-09-15 | MKB | 5.7 [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Thickness | 2001-09-15 | MKB | 4.7 @at nose of female [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
Items Field Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field definition | 2001-08-21 | jw | figurine [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
| Field height | 2001-08-21 | jw | 4 [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
| Field length | 2001-08-21 | jw | 14 [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
| Field width 1 | 2001-08-21 | jw | 6 [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
| Field ware or material | 2001-08-21 | jw | cl [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
| Notes on field record | 2001-08-21 | jw | statuette of woman [Input: L915jlw1.j] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware or Material, species | 2001-09-15 | MKB | clay [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Color | 2001-09-15 | MKB | lower body of female gray [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Color number (Munsell) | 2001-09-15 | MKB | lower body of female 2,5Y 6/1 [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Preservation | 2001-09-15 | MKB | heavily overfired so that part of the surface is crazed; part of back and base missing [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Iconographic description, specific | 2001-09-15 | MKB | The female figure is wearing a wide brim hat which is turned up at the front, one round applied eye is preserved. The nose is large and rectangular in shape; no mouth is present. Her neck is long with sloping shoulders below, her upper arms only are preserved but her hands are cupped beneath her applied breasts. At her waist is a painted belt; her pubic triangle is also painted. The legs and feet are together but with a deep crack separating the legs both in the front and the back. This separation goes completely through the figure leaving a small hallow space at the base of the pubic triangle. The feet project with the line of the toes indicated both in the front and on the bottom of the feet. [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| Notes on typology | 2001-09-15 | MKB | As to material, clay with much sand, little calcite [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
| 2001-09-15 | MKB | colors for the other areas of the body, plaque and painted portions of the body are not found in the Munsell soil color charts [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
Manufacturing
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on manufacturing | 2001-09-15 | MKB | Because the lower body was found separated from the plaque, it is clear that the female figure was made separately and applied to the flat surface of the plaque. [Input: L915mkb4.j] |
6. REFERENCE
Analogical Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo of individual elements (studio) | |||
| Drawing of individual element (studio) | |||
