1. OVERVIEW
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | !! | !! | other |
| Best definition | 2003-09-14 | !! | mixed component jewelry [Input: Nx27jw.j] |
| Best image | 2025-01-20 | !! |  [Input: A15_VWX.j] |
2. IDENTIFICATION
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2003-08-13 | sb | jewelry item [Input: N830sb3.j] |
| 2003-09-14 | ms | mixed component jewelry [Input: Nx27jw.j] | |
| Description (summary) | 2003-09-14 | ms | cache of beads and copper alloy pieces that probably comprised a necklace in antiquity. It consists of 42 round, faience beads(typical w2 of 0.55cm and th of 0.28cm), one round white stone bead(w2 of 0.55cm and th of 0.31cm), three miniature gold beads(typical w2 of 0.25cm and th of 0.25cm), and one carved rectangular lapis lazuli bead (lg of 1.10cm, w1 of 1.03cm, and ht of 0.51cm). The bronze pieces are rectangular and may have originally been joined(first has lg of 1.90cm, w1 of 0.98cm, and th of 0.30cm; second has lg of 1.73cm, w1 of 0.96cm and th of 0.27cm). Restoration will be needed to determine the function of the bronze pieces as they are badly corroded, although one piece appears to have been bent back over itself. [Input: Nx27jw.j] |
3. STRATIGRAPHY
Volumetric Localization
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locus | 2003-08-02 | jw | k15 [Input: N808MS1.j] |
| Relays (applicable to elements) | 2003-08-04 | jw | r839 (38676 37702 - 8740 / Relay location: E baulk k15) [Input: N804JW.R] |
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 2003-08-02 | jw | i260 (mixed component jewelry) sits in f450 (lens type b) [Input: N808MS1.j] |
Spatial Aggregation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| q-lot with which item is associated | 2003-08-02 | jw | q928 (bones, pottery) [Input: N808MS1.j] |
Time Sequencing
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratum (to which element belongs) | 2024-03-13 | !! | s380A15A [Input: ZI901jW.j] |
| Phase (to which element belongs) | 2024-03-13 | !! | h5cMZA [Input: ZI901jW.j] |
4. TYPOLOGY
Items Field Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field definition | 2003-08-02 | jw | bead [Input: N808MS1.j] |
| Notes on field record | 2003-08-02 | jw | cache of beads, frit, gold, lapis [Input: N808MS1.j] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware or Material, species | 2003-08-13 | sb | mt,la [Input: N830sb3.j] |
| 2003-09-14 | ms | metal [Input: Nx27jw.j] | |
| Preservation | 2003-08-13 | sb | various beads from a necklace [Input: N830sb3.j] |
| Notes on typology | 2003-09-14 | ms | the gold beads appear to be cylindrical and formed by bending a thin strip of gold into a circle and joining the ends. The lapis bead has two holes, both toward the outer edges of opposite narrow sides. One large side of the lapis bead has goove down the middle, while the other is carved into a set of four concentric circles, piled one atop the other into a hemisphere. [Input: Nx27jw.j] |
5. TREATMENT
Conservation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current conditions | 2003-08-13 | sb | 23 stone beads, one large lapis with 4 holes,2 in each side, 3 tiny gold beads.The stone ones range from white to light blue to reddish hue [Input: N830sb3.j] |
| Procedures employed | 2003-08-05 | sb | cleaned slightly the beads in ethanol, strung the beads on a nylon fish wire [Input: N830sb3.j] |
Site Presentation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on conservation or analysis | 2003-09-14 | ms | the bronze needs restoration [Input: Nx27jw.j] |
6. REFERENCE
Analogical Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photo of individual elements (studio) | |||
Disposition
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on disposition | 2003-09-14 | ms | to photography and drafting, then to Deir ez-Zor museum. [Input: Nx27jw.j] |