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Unit Book A16

Version 2

A16.7

Processed on 2024-08-05

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2001-06-13 !! ^ figurine [Input: L818LR3.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-06-13 lR ^ figurine [Input: L818LR3.j]
Description (summary) 2001-06-26 rAH HUMANOID. Two legs and partial torso only. Legs are rectangular in transverse section. [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-07-08 tR figurine fragment in the shape of a humanoid torso [Input: -M726-A.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-13 lR k103 [Input: L818LR3.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2001-06-12 lR r23 (41519 38158 - 9087 / Relay location: at point) [Input: L620LR-R.j]
Method of measurement 2001-06-26 rAH Note on ht: torso break to furthest "leg" extension [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH Note on th: transverse section longer leg, long axis [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH Note on th: transverse section longer leg, short axis [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH Note on width: torso [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH only torso and transverse sections are diagnostic [Input: N206RAH.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2001-06-13 lR i7 (^ figurine) sits in f47 (^ brickfall) [Input: L818LR3.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Aggregate (to which element belongs) 2000-12-18 !! a4 (^ brickfall) [Input: A-CUMUL.j]
Nature of association 2001-06-13 lR associated q-lot: 45 [Input: L818LR3.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! s230AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h6sAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2001-06-26 rAH 6.2 [Input: N206RAH.j]
Length 2001-06-13 lR 6 [Input: L818LR3.j]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2001-06-13 lR 2.5 [Input: L818LR3.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2001-06-26 rAH 2.55 [Input: N206RAH.j]
Thickness 2001-06-26 rAH 1.11 [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH 2.78 [Input: N206RAH.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2001-06-13 lR cl [Input: L818LR3.j]
Color 2001-06-26 rAH pink [Input: N206RAH.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2001-06-26 rAH 7.5 YR 7/3 [Input: N206RAH.j]
Condition 2001-06-26 rAH fragment, torso with legs; or alternatively, CAPRID horns. [Input: N206RAH.j]
Notes on typology 2001-06-13 lR humanoid figurine [Input: L818LR3.j]
2001-06-26 rAH As this figure is from Khabur levels, usage may in fact change. Certainly the manufacture and fabric is different than the corpus from the Royal Building. [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH This is a problematic object because it is so fragmentary. Re-oriented, it might even be the horns of a large caprid, although no other details indicate the Genus, and the caudal join at the crown would have to be quite narrow. A typological parallel might be the rider and horse from Chuera that is displayed at the Damascus Museum in Case 26; acc #2476, although the "fork" of the rider is quite lower in the Chuera figure. Further research would be necessary to determine if the levels are in fact coeval; our object is from Khabour levels. The Chuera figurine is, if I am not mistaken, from Ur III levels. Check also more exact parallels of the form with the equids/riders of Tello/Girsu. [Input: N206RAH.j]
2001-06-26 rAH coarse, heavy chaff temper [Input: N206RAH.j]

Manufacturing

Roster Date Author Record
Assumption 2001-06-26 rAH The figurine has a blackened core, not unlike cooking pots. I have not encountered such coarse ware elsewhere in the corpus; although the surface finishing is apparent, and one edge of the leg has been rounded and smoothed repeatedly. [Input: N206RAH.j]

6. REFERENCE

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2012-02-04 lC disposition missing [Input: W204LC.j]