1. OVERVIEW
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 2008-07-19 | sNP | clay artifact [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Best definition | 2008-07-19 | !! | figurine [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Best image | 2009-10-01 | jW |  [Input: TX01JW.j] |
2. IDENTIFICATION
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2008-07-19 | sNP | figurine [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Description (summary) | 2008-07-19 | sNP | figurine of the anterior part of the body of an animal, perhaps an ox; just the part between the neck and the legs remains. Decorative strokes on the front. The throat juts out significantly, suggesting an identification with an ox. See also item Z1.589. [Input: S720SNP.j] |
3. STRATIGRAPHY
Volumetric Localization
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locus | 2008-07-17 | sNP | k44 [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Relays (applicable to elements) | 2008-07-17 | dl | r115 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: center) [Input: S719MO3.R] |
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 2008-07-17 | sNP | i9 (figurine) sits in f18 (topsoil) [Input: T323JW.j] |
Spatial Aggregation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| q-lot with which item is associated | 2008-07-17 | sNP | q26 (pottery) [Input: T323JW.j] |
Time Sequencing
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratum (to which element belongs) | 2012-10-16 | !! | s20J5B [Input: WX16JW.j] |
| Phase (to which element belongs) | 2012-10-16 | !! | h9mJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j] |
4. TYPOLOGY
Measurements
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 4.99 [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Length | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 4.89 [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Width 2 or diameter of body | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 4.48 [Input: S720SNP.j] |
Items Field Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field definition | 2008-07-17 | sNP | figurine [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Field height | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 4.9 [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Field length | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 3.8 [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Field width 2 | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 3.6 [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Field ware or material | 2008-07-17 | sNP | st [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Field color | 2008-07-17 | sNP | brownish grey [Input: T323JW.j] |
| Notes on field record | 2008-07-17 | sNP | possibly a figurine fragment [Input: T323JW.j] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware or Material, species | 2008-07-19 | sNP | clay [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Color | 2008-07-19 | sNP | very pale brown [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Color number (Munsell) | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 10YR 7/4 [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Condition | 2008-07-19 | sNP | fragmented [Input: S720SNP.j] |
| Notes on items | 2014-03-30 | rAH | The orientation of this object is completely problematic. It is not possible to reconstruct a viable orientation and analysis without having the actual object in front of one. There is no basis for considering the object to be an "ox," as the excavator surmises. There is no decoration at all on this object. Certain anatomical details have been delineated by deep incisions. That the "throat juts out significantly" is not a basis for considering the object as Bos. Any number of species can display a prominent breast ridge, not just cattle. This object, as well as several others, raises the question: "Why are the figurines recovered in J5 so fragmented?" It is true that depositional action takes its toll. These representations, however, are so damaged as to obscure all but one or two diagnostic details. As a first observation, we might note that the function -- or the life history of these objects -- is different than the function of the figurines found in the royal storehouse. This is not to say that function is equivalent to life history; but rather that the function of these objects dictates a different path of action and results in their fragmentary recovery. [Input: Y401JW.j] |
6. REFERENCE
Analogical Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo of individual elements (studio) | |||
| View/drawing of item | |||
Disposition
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on disposition | 2008-08-28 | sNP | status of drawing not verified as of U216 [Input: S828SNP.j] |
| 2009-10-17 | jW | Sighted by jW in Special Objects Room on Tx03 [Input: TX17JW.j] |