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Surface finds

Z1.503

Processed on 2025-08-14

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2004-09-14 jw clay artifact [Input: O914jw2.j]
Description (summary) 2004-09-14 jw Inscribed cylindrical clay object with smooth concave surfaces on round ends. [Input: O914jw2.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Recovery/Assignment

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on recovery 2004-09-14 jw Found on the surface of A14. [Input: O914jw2.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2004-09-14 jw 1.51 [Input: O914jw2.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2004-09-14 jw 1.78 [Input: O914jw2.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Color 2004-09-14 jw grayish brown [Input: O914jw2.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2004-09-14 jw 10YR5/2 [Input: O914jw2.j]
Notes on typology 2004-09-14 jw gb examined markings, consisting of inscribed symbols on the circumferential surface, and found no discernable cuneiform signs. We conclude that it may have been a gaming piece or a token. [Input: O914jw2.j]

6. REFERENCE

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2004-09-14 jw To drafting and photography, then to Deir ez-Zor museum next season. [Input: O914jw2.j]