1. OVERVIEW
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best definition | 2005-08-00 | !! | tag [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Best image | 0000-00-00 | !! |  [Input: A06_VWX.j] |
2. IDENTIFICATION
Labeling
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference to q-lot | !! | !! | q568 (bones, items, pottery) |
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2005-08-00 | mKB | tag [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Description (summary) | 1996-07-27 | rK | Was retrieved from the dug up dirt by workman (Abdul Karim) as the accumulation f176 was being removed using large picks. [Input: G803RK.J] |
| 2005-08-00 | mKB | rolled on a thin strip of clay; secondarily fired [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
3. STRATIGRAPHY
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 1996-07-27 | !! | q568.1 (tag) sits in f176 (accumulation C) [Input: ZGx18aMA.j] |
4. TYPOLOGY
Measurements
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2005-08-00 | mKB | 3.4 [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Width 1 or diameter of rim | 2005-08-00 | mKB | 3.8 [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Thickness | 2005-08-00 | mKB | .8 [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
Items Field Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field definition | 1996-07-27 | rK | seal impression [Input: G721JO.J] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware or Material, species | 2005-08-00 | mKB | Type 1 [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Color | 2005-08-00 | mKB | light brown in the part not secondarily burnt; most of the sealed surface is 2 Glay 4/1, dark bluish gray [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Color number (Munsell) | 2005-08-00 | mKB | 7.5YR 6/4 [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Preservation | 2005-08-00 | mKB | when the tag was secondarily burned some extra mud became attached to it. The tag itself is a thin sliver of clay 4 mm thick. The tag is slightly concave along the preserved lower and right edges. Seal was very lightly rolled. [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Iconographic description, specific | 2005-08-00 | mKB | standing figure with human body and animal head? facing right with right arm extended and left arm bent. While his legs are unclear his torso and arms are definitely human. Human facing left with right elbow bent and touching left elbow of the first figure. The second figure appears to hold onto an animal with his left hand, this animal may be a caprid but is poorly preserved, back legs of hoofed animal facing right. [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Iconographic description, generic | 2005-08-00 | mKB | animal combat [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
| Notes on style | 2005-08-00 | mKB | Dotted eye style [Input: ZI827mKB.j] |
Zsi. SPECIAL ROSTER: SEAL IMPRESSIONS
THEME AND OVERALL COMPOSITION
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background | 2024-12-11 | vL | blank [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| General Composition of Entire Seal | 2024-12-11 | vL | symmetrical group(s) (2/3 figures, can be as many as 4 or 5) [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Groundline | 2024-12-11 | vL | under individual figure(s) [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Number of Compositions on Entire Seal | 2024-12-11 | vL | one [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Theme of Each Composition | 2024-12-11 | vL | fighting or wrestling – interacting in a physically aggressive manner with contact usually indicated [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| 2024-12-12 | vL | bringing gifts [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| 2024-12-12 | vL | performing ceremonial act – a formal act connected with a ritual or set of prescribed religious behavior [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
MAJOR COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identification of Figures: gender | 2024-12-11 | vL | unknown [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Identification of Figures: Animal | 2024-12-11 | vL | caprid (sheep or goat family) [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| 2024-12-11 | vL | unknown [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| 2024-12-12 | vL | snake coil [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| Identification of Figures: Composite and Mythological | 2024-12-11 | vL | bull-man [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Posture of Figure: General | 2024-12-11 | vL | standing [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Posture of Figure: View Shown: Body | 2024-12-11 | vL | facing left [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| 2024-12-11 | vL | facing right [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| Posture of Figure: View Shown: Head | 2024-12-11 | vL | facing left [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| 2024-12-11 | vL | facing right [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| Posture of Figure: Left Arm | 2024-12-11 | vL | arm down, elbow bent, forearm extended [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Posture of Figure: Right Arm | 2024-12-11 | vL | arm down, elbow bent, forearm extended [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| 2024-12-11 | vL | arm down, extended away from body [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| Role of Figure in Composition | 2024-12-11 | vL | ho hold onto an animal [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
MINOR COMPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS: ATTRIBUTES
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | 2024-12-12 | vL | scorpion [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Furniture | 2024-12-12 | vL | bird-leg table [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| Objects and Other Elements | 2024-12-12 | vL | cup [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |
| 2024-12-12 | vL | flat oval object [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] | |
| Location of Attributes | 2024-12-12 | vL | figure holding [Input: ZJ116 vL.j] |