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Unit Book A12

A12.161

Processed on 2024-08-16

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! clay artifact
Best definition 2002-09-12 !! seal impression [Input: M914JL.j]
Best image 2003-08-23 !! [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Description (summary) 2024-06-30 mKB three rollings rolled in TIP, peg impression which has two sharp edges not quite at right angles to each other [Input: A12 si catalog 8-1-2024 1642 gB.j]
Notes on designation 2024-06-30 mKB only photos in A12 UGR drawing does not reflect much of my "is" description BELOW. NEED TO CK WITH gB also why in the A12 UGR is this si labeled 161, and 161a and 161b [Input: A12 si catalog 8-1-2024 1642 gB.j]
2024-06-30 mKB drawing by Fonda needs to be revised: not in drawing building placed on the back of a bull (not preserved enough to tell if it is standing or reclining), bull ear large and prominent, one elongated horn extended over top of head (it is possible that this is not a horn but rather an arm and hand extended over the head of the animal) [Input: A12 si catalog 8-1-2024 1642 gB.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2002-09-12 jl k27 [Input: M914JL.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2002-09-12 jl i161 (seal impression) sits in f384 (accumulation) [Input: M914JL.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
q-lot with which item is associated 2002-09-12 jl q942 (bones, pottery) [Input: M914JL.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2002-09-12 jl seal impression [Input: M914JL.j]
Notes on field record 2002-09-12 jl seal impression [Input: M914JL.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2024-06-30 mKB red brown but with few inclusions, stronger than red crumbly [Input: A12 si catalog 8-1-2024 1642 gB.j]
Iconographic description, specific 2024-06-30 mKB lowest rolling unclear, middle rolling: façade of winged gate with one wing preserved, wing filled with vertical lines and is unusual in the comparative literature because the wings slant downward, [Input: A12 si catalog 8-1-2024 1642 gB.j]
Style 2024-06-30 mKB bull neck is clearly modeled with detailed hair pattern on the front of the neck, the carving is diagonal with respect to the background but the beveled edge is not carved. [Input: A12 si catalog 8-1-2024 1642 gB.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2003-08-10 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2003-08-10 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2003-08-23 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2003-08-23 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2004-07-25 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2004-07-25 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2004-07-25 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2004-07-25 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]

2004-07-25 gg [Input: A12_VWX.j]