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Unit Book A20

The eastern sector of the Palace - Version 1a

A20.25

Processed on 2024-11-15

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category 2008-08-17 eE metal artifact [Input: S820SE.j]
Best definition 2008-09-11 !! metal artifact [Input: S917LC.j]
Best image 2008-08-04 !! [Input: A20V-^.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-08-17 eE unknown [Input: S820SE.j]
2008-09-11 sC metal artifact [Input: S917LC.j]
Description (summary) 2008-08-17 eE a small, solid cast nail-shaped piece with a relatively well preserved surface. One end is slightly pointed and the other is flat. The diameter is consistent throughout. Near the flat end, there appears to be an unusual protrusion of excess metal. This area may have resulted from unusual oxidation patterns. Alternatively, it may have been the result of an explosion in a mould where the metal escaped the shape of the mould due to the heat or weakness in the mould, or a combination of the two. Viewed in this manner, this piece may have been part of a gating system vent used for casting a small piece in the lost-wax method. Closer inspection of similar occurrences may reveal more about this process and its prevalence at Mozan. [Input: S820SE.j]
2008-09-11 sC fragment of circular-sectioned copper-alloy shaft, straight shaft tapering toward pointed end; possibly a pin [Input: S917LC.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-09 sE k3 [Input: S813YM.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2008-08-09 sE r223 (41860 41241 - 9340 / Relay location: E) [Input: S810YM-R.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-09 sE i25 (metal artifact) sits in f90 (accumulation) [Input: S813YM.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
q-lot with which item is associated 2008-08-09 sE q183 (bones, items, pottery) [Input: S813YM.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2008-09-14 !! s14JPC (middle occupation) [Input: S914LR.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Length 2008-08-17 eE 3.12 [Input: S820SE.j]
2008-09-11 sC 5 [Input: S917LC.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2008-08-17 eE 0.23 [Input: S820SE.j]
2008-09-11 sC 0.2 [Input: S917LC.j]
Notes on measurement 2008-08-17 eE w2 is taken from a well preserved portion of the diameter, where no mould explosions or serious oxidation appears. [Input: S820SE.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2008-08-09 sE pin [Input: S813YM.j]
Field length 2008-08-09 sE 3.2 [Input: S813YM.j]
Field ware or material 2008-08-09 sE bz [Input: S813YM.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-17 eE bronze [Input: S820SE.j]
2008-09-11 sC copper-alloy [Input: S917LC.j]
Color 2008-08-17 eE green [Input: S820SE.j]
Condition 2008-08-17 eE broken [Input: S820SE.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2008-08-04 dm [Input: A20V-^.j]

2008-08-04 dm [Input: A20V-^.j]

2008-08-04 dm [Input: A20V-^.j]

2008-08-04 dm [Input: A20V-^.j]

2008-08-09 dM [Input: A20_VWX.j]

2008-08-09 dM [Input: A20_VWX.j]

2008-08-09 dM [Input: A20_VWX.j]

2008-09-16 dM [Input: A20_VWX.j]

2008-09-16 dM [Input: A20_VWX.j]

2008-09-16 dM [Input: A20_VWX.j]
View/drawing of item

w36
2008-09-13 lC [Input: S913LC.J]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2008-09-11 sC Cons Room [Input: S917LC.j]