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Unit Book A16

Version 2

A16.117

Processed on 2024-08-05

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2002-09-21 !! ^ seal impression [Input: M921MKB.j]
Best image 2007-08-12 sC [Input: R809SC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2002-09-21 mKB ^ seal impression [Input: M921MKB.j]
Description (summary) 2002-09-13 sB large fragment of a sealing; black hard clay, nice part of a scene with a bull man fighting reverse lion plus palm tree [Input: N304LR.j]
2002-09-21 mKB one twisted leather strip and many narrower impressions in no order, which may be leather or fiber. [Input: M921MKB.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Daily notes about recovery of elements 2002-09-13 lR this item was found while removing the gray ashy layer f292 but found in the reddish material to the west of f292 and was given a new feature number for this material, f293. It is difficult to separate these layers of gray and reddish material since there are a number of overlaying layers, refer to v94a. r371 was taken to indicate the location of the seal impression. [Input: MX12LR4.j]

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2002-09-13 aP k206 [Input: M917LR.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2002-09-12 ap r371 (41137 36927 - 8529 / Relay location: @bottom) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2002-09-13 aP i117 (^ seal impression) sits in f292 (^ layer) [Input: M917LR.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Nature of association 2002-09-13 aP associated q-lot: 783 [Input: M917LR.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! s330AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h5hAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2010-09-07 bH 1.9 [Input: U907BH.j]
Length 2002-09-21 mKB 2.5 [Input: M921MKB.j]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2002-09-21 mKB 4 [Input: M921MKB.j]
Thickness 2002-09-21 mKB 1.3 [Input: M921MKB.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2002-09-21 mKB cl [Input: M921MKB.j]
Color 2002-09-21 mKB 5PB4/1 [Input: M921MKB.j]
2002-09-21 mKB dark Bluish Gray [Input: M921MKB.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2010-09-07 bH B5 3/1 [Input: U907BH.j]
Preservation 2002-09-13 sB large fragm of a sealing [Input: MX05SB.j]
Iconographic description, specific 2002-09-21 mKB reversed lion with head to the left and face seen from above, legs of the lion are on the right side of his body and his front paw is shown open and from above, the other leg is shown with the foot depicted in profile; bullman facing left holding with his left hand the open paw of the lion, his right arm is raised toware the lion, his head is in frontal view, palm tree with a date cluster hanging down from either side, some of the leaves seen from above, back leg of a third figure facing right it appears to be one leg of a hero (in this case the other leg would be raised on top of a reversed bull), part of head and horn of a reversed bull. [Input: M921MKB.j]
Style 2002-09-21 mKB this type of contest scene is unusual at Urkesh but not the first one we have had with reversed figures in the contest [Input: M921MKB.j]

5. TREATMENT

Conservation

Roster Date Author Record
Current conditions 2002-09-13 sB black hard clay,nice part of a scene with a bullman fighting reverse lion plus palm tree [Input: MX05SB.j]
Procedures employed 2002-09-13 sB cleaned [Input: MX05SB.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2002-10-15 fab [Input: W522LC.j]

2002-10-15 fab [Input: W522LC.j]

2002-10-15 fab [Input: W522LC.j]

2004-07-25 !!! [Input: V17VQZ6.j]

2004-07-25 !!! [Input: V17VQZ6.j]

2004-07-25 !!! [Input: V17VQZ6.j]
Drawing of individual element (studio)

2002-09-24 fk2 [Input: A16W15.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Storage 2010-09-07 bH in MKB office [Input: U907BH.j]