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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5q187.1

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! clay artifact
Best definition 2008-08-16 !! figurine [Input: S818SNP.j]
Best image 2009-09-16 !! [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Reference to q-lot !! !! q187 (pottery)

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-08-16 sNP figurine [Input: S818SNP.j]
Description (summary) 2008-08-16 sNP head of an animal figurine, snout and ears preserved. Possibly a cow, but a dark brown band painted across his snout may suggest to identificate it as a horse. Also, bridle can be suggrdt by a jutting out line of clay under its throath. The lower part of this animal head is concave shaped, which suggest that the item could have been applied on a clay vessl or other object. [Input: S818SNP.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-13 !! q187.1 (figurine) sits in f110 (volumetric material) [Input: S813DL1.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! s0J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h9sJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2008-08-16 sNP 3.6 [Input: S818SNP.j]
Length 2008-08-16 sNP 4.98 [Input: S818SNP.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2008-08-16 sNP 3.56 [Input: S818SNP.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2008-08-13 sNP figurine [Input: S813DL.j]
Field height 2008-08-13 sNP 5 [Input: S813DL.j]
Field length 2008-08-13 sNP 5.5 [Input: S813DL.j]
Field width 2 2008-08-13 sNP 3.5 [Input: S813DL.j]
Field ware or material 2008-08-13 sNP cl [Input: S813DL.j]
Field shape 2008-08-13 sNP fragment [Input: S813DL.j]
Field color 2008-08-13 sNP pale brown [Input: S813DL.j]
Notes on field record 2008-08-13 sNP head of an animal figurine, possibly a cow [Input: S813DL.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-08-16 sNP clay [Input: S818SNP.j]
Color 2008-08-16 sNP pale yellow [Input: S818SNP.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2008-08-16 sNP 2,5Y 7/3 [Input: S818SNP.j]
Condition 2008-08-16 sNP complete [Input: S818SNP.j]
Notes on items 2014-03-30 rAH    Of 12 photographs referenced in the documentation only six can be accessed. Photographs V21d4816-V21d4818 both in form and surface treatment do not relate to the photographs following. Presumably these three photographs are the base of the object, but that is uncertain. In the second entry under "description", the researcher speaks of "a very smooth fragment of stone." How this relates to the artifact depicted in the rest of the photographs is problematic.
   The "dark brown band painted across his snout" is visible in the V21d4828, although it is not possible to tell from the photograph exactly how it was applied, or where it was applied. And why the researcher feels that the dark brown band may suggest a horse is open to question. Perhaps the band was taken to be a bridle? [Input: Y401JW1.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2008-08-17 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-17 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-17 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-17 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-17 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-17 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-09-16 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-09-16 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-09-16 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-09-16 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-09-16 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-09-16 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Storage 2009-09-25 !! ZSB 002-021 [Input: J05ZSB.j]
Notes on disposition 2008-08-16 sNP to be photographed [Input: S818SNP.j]