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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5q427.1

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! clay artifact
Best definition 2009-08-15 !! figurine [Input: T822JN.j]
Best image 2009-08-19 !! [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Labeling

Roster Date Author Record
Reference to q-lot !! !! q427 (pottery)

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2009-08-15 eA figurine [Input: T822JN.j]
Description (summary) 2009-08-15 eA It is a caprid's head very broken and burned. At the end of the face, two holes indicate the nostrils. The eyes are indicated by two holes. The horns are in high relief. [Input: T822JN.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2009-08-15 !! q427.1 (figurine) sits in f241 (escarpment) [Input: T819SE1.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! s630J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h3pJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2009-08-15 eA 5.1 [Input: T822JN.j]
Length 2009-08-15 eA 4.8 [Input: T822JN.j]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2009-08-15 eA 2.6 [Input: T822JN.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2009-08-15 jN figurine [Input: T820SE1.j]
Field height 2009-08-15 jN 5 [Input: T820SE1.j]
Field length 2009-08-15 jN 5 [Input: T820SE1.j]
Field width 2 2009-08-15 jN 4 [Input: T820SE1.j]
Field ware or material 2009-08-15 jN clay [Input: T820SE1.j]
Field color 2009-08-15 jN tan [Input: T820SE1.j]
Notes on field record 2009-08-15 jN ram's head [Input: T820SE1.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2009-08-15 eA clay-baked [Input: T822JN.j]
Color 2009-08-15 eA grayish brown [Input: T822JN.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2009-08-15 eA 2.5Y 5/2 [Input: T822JN.j]
Condition 2009-08-15 eA broken [Input: T822JN.j]
Notes on items 2014-03-30 rAH    The excavator has correctly identified a caprid head, although that the muzzle curves down is most unusual and not typical of the species; that the muzzle is somewhat foreshortened accentuates this anomaly. Comparative Table 8 can be consulted, although these exemplars are all Ovis. For the rather more narrow muzzle of Capra, it is necessary to consult Comparative Tables 2 and 2A. In general, the horns of Capra sweep up and back; the horns of Ovis curve downwards. It is incorrect to say that the horns are "in high relief." They are simply obvious, being manufactured from separate pieces of clay and applied to the head. [Input: Y401JW1.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2009-08-19 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-08-19 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2009-08-19 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Storage 2009-09-25 !! ZSB 002-023 [Input: J05ZSB.j]