1. OVERVIEW
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | !! | !! | clay artifact |
| Best definition | 2002-10-11 | !! | seal impression [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
| Best image | 2007-08-13 | sC |  [Input: R812SC.j] |
2. IDENTIFICATION
Labeling
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elements within composite | 2025-11-20 | mKB | For depictions of other potters in Urkesh glyptic see A1.364 [Input: ZJy20mKB A16si.J] |
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2002-10-11 | lR | seal impression [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
| Description (summary) | 2002-10-11 | lR | Pottery sherd with a seal impression rolled on the outer surface. This sherd shows only a portion of the rolling with three clear boundaries (top, bottom, and one side) visible. The rolling continues but only the last segment remains. The impression shows a seated figure on a small stool with arms bent at the elbow and hands working something that sits on top of a table next to him (table is not complete, broken to the left). The figure faces left and is in profile with a circular hollow denoting the eye. The hands are touching/working something but it is not clearly defined. Close to the head of the figure a small line with two items on top of this line are distinguished. This line appears to be a shelf holding the completed pieces that the figure had produced. The object look like upside-down jars. Another figure lies to the left of the first figure also in profile facing the first figure. This figure appears to be standing with hands touching the table and is cut at the left making further description difficult. This sealing may be interpreted as a cook or potter's seal. The sherd itself is chaff tempered and contains lines caused by smoothing the jar on the inner surface. [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
3. STRATIGRAPHY
Volumetric Localization
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locus | 2002-09-23 | aP | k206 [Input: -MX12-99.j] |
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 2002-09-23 | aP | i167 (seal impression) sits in f306 (layer) [Input: -MX12-99.j] |
Spatial Aggregation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of association | 2002-09-23 | aP | associated q-lot: 881 [Input: -MX12-99.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2002-10-11 | lR | 5.4 [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
| Thickness | 2002-10-11 | lR | 1.1 [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware or Material, species | 2002-10-11 | lR | Chaff Tempered [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
| Color | 2002-10-11 | lR | light yellow/tan [Input: MX12LR4.j] |
| Iconographic definition, generic | 2025-11-20 | mKB | seated figure facing right with two hands working on a small flat bowl, seated figure facing left bent over the same small bowl with both hands in a working positioned near the bowl. The stool is depicted as a solid square and the figure has a hump at the top of the back. Two restricted neck cylindrical jars are placed in an upside down position on a shelf. Two short parallel lines near the head of the potter facing left may be shelves. Two short parallel lines near the top of the stool have an unclear function. [Input: ZJy20mKB A16si.J] |
| Iconographic description, specific | 2025-11-20 | mKB | potters workshop [Input: ZJy20mKB A16si.J] |
| Iconographic description, generic | 2025-11-20 | mKB | The potter facing right has a rectangular head, pointed forehead, nose and chin, a triangular shaped eye with the point of the triangle pointing upward. The second potter also has a rectangular head but with rounded edges; this figure also has a pointed nose and chin. The eye is triangular in shape but the point of the triangle is forward, just behind the eye. The arms of both figures are thin and somewhat elongated, especially the figure facing right. [Input: ZJy20mKB A16si.J] |
| Notes on typology | 2002-09-23 | aP | piece of pottery with a seal impression [Input: -MX12-99.j] |
| 2015-05-19 | cJC | Body sherd with impressed seal impression [Input: ZA519CJC.j] |
6. REFERENCE
Analogical Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo of individual elements (studio) | |||
| Drawing of individual element (studio) | |||
Disposition
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on disposition | 2002-10-11 | lR | to photography, drafting, and mKB [Input: MX12LR4.j] |