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Surface finds

Z1.231

Processed on 2026-03-02

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! clay artifact
Best definition 1990-06-27 !! figurine [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Best image 1990-06-27 !! V7B0116 [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 1990-06-27 sr a scarf cover front of nek and down the back [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
2018-03-15 yM torso of a female figurine. The head and the left arm are missing, as well as the body from below the waist line. The left shoulder is preserved, and the right arm is placed on the torso just below the small breast. The fingers of the right hand are depicted (5 fingers) but not in an anatomically accurate way. The shoulders projects away from the body which leaves a wide space between the body and the arms. The arm is extremely long, and its depiction is not realistic at all in terms of proportions, as the upper part of the arm is very long, and the lower part is very short. The placement of the elbow is not realistic and the lengths are disproportioned . There is a trace on the torso where the left hand should have been placed, so it is plausible that the left hand was place in similar position to the right one. The drawing does not show if the small breasts are applied or molded, and it does not reflect the actual projection from the body. The author’s guess is that what we are seeing is actually the traces that the broken off breasts left on the body. The figure is wearing a necklace in the form of a band around the neck with wide vertical incision. The necklace extends to the back forming a counter weight. [Input: ZK226yM.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 1990-06-27 sr 5 [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Length 1990-06-27 sr 6 [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Notes on measurement 1990-06-27 sr 5.0 6.0 [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 1990-06-27 sr figurine [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 1990-06-27 sr clay [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Shape, form 1990-06-27 sr human [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Color 1990-06-27 sr 5YR 7/4 [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Hardness, compaction 1990-06-27 sr hard [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Texture, surface finish 1990-06-27 sr ruogh [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Decoration 1990-06-27 sr around the collar [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Condition 1990-06-27 sr calcification corers a large amount of object, but not worm [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]
Preservation 1990-06-27 sr only the torso, one arm and 1/6 arm is left [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)
V7B0116
1990-06-27 sr [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 1990-06-27 sr box # 23 stored at Um rabiyah [Input: Z01 comprehensive.j]