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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5q24.1

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category 2008-07-19 dL clay artifact [Input: S720SNP.j]
Best definition 2008-07-19 !! figurine [Input: S720SNP.j]
Best image 2008-07-21 !! [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Reference to q-lot !! !! q24 (pottery)

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-07-19 dL figurine [Input: S720SNP.j]
Description (summary) 2008-07-19 dL broken animal figurine. The anterior part of the body (with head and legs) and the posterior legs are missing, making hard any clear identification. [Input: S720SNP.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-07-17 !! q24.1 (figurine) sits in f12 (accumulation D) [Input: S722DL1.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! s70J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h8mJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2008-07-19 dL 2.2 [Input: S720SNP.j]
Length 2008-07-19 dL 6.05 [Input: S720SNP.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2008-07-19 dL 3.47 [Input: S720SNP.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2008-07-17 lH figurine [Input: S721DL4.j]
Field height 2008-07-17 lH 5.6 [Input: S721DL4.j]
Field length 2008-07-17 lH 3.5 [Input: S721DL4.j]
Field width 2 2008-07-17 lH 2.4 [Input: S721DL4.j]
Field ware or material 2008-07-17 lH clay [Input: S721DL4.j]
Field shape 2008-07-17 lH broken [Input: S721DL4.j]
Field color 2008-07-17 lH light brown [Input: S721DL4.j]
Notes on field record 2008-07-17 lH body of an animal figurine [Input: S721DL4.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-07-19 dL clay-baked [Input: S720SNP.j]
Color 2008-07-19 dL very pale brown [Input: S720SNP.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-07-19 dL 10YR 7/4 [Input: S720SNP.j]
Condition 2008-07-19 dL broken [Input: S720SNP.j]
Notes on items 2014-03-30 rAH    Depending upon the manner in which one holds a figurine, different interpretations can be offered. What is front? What is back? I do believe the excavator has reversed the caudal and cranial views of this object. The manner in which the object is photographed, however, is confusing. One has a first impression; then that impression is reversed because the object is flipped and photographed from an angle that does not logically "follow" the previous one. Now, V21d4520 and V21d4521 do indeed bring to mind certain animal representations. Unfortunately, the manner of photographing the object cancels out any first impression a viewer might have of the object. The remaining two photographs are so foreshortened and/or washed out by the lighting that it is impossible to analyze this figurine further. [Input: Y401JW1.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2008-07-21 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-07-21 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-07-21 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-07-21 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2008-08-28 sNP to be drawn [Input: S828SNP.j]
2008-09-23 jW Storage pends verification of drawing completion. [Input: S926JW2.j]