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Unit Book A15

The Reception Area (Version 1a)

A15.321

Processed on 2024-12-10

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2003-08-23 !! ta [Input: N830sb3.j]
Best image 2003-08-23 !! [Input: A15_VWX.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2003-08-22 jw tablet [Input: N822jw.j]
2003-08-23 sb ta [Input: N830sb3.j]
Description (summary) 2003-08-22 jw matchbox-sized tablet containing a diagram of the walls of a building, presumably the Phase 2 palace. [Input: N822jw.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2003-08-21 ms k2 [Input: N921jw.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2003-08-21 jw r1093 (##### ##### - ##### / Relay location: f546 near wall junction) [Input: N917JW1.R]

Axial Definition

Roster Date Author Record
Inclination 2003-08-22 jw 20 edge ESE [Input: N822jw.j]
Orientation 2003-08-22 jw ESE edge [Input: N822jw.j]
Rotation 2003-08-22 jw 6 complete break with fragments nearby [Input: N822jw.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2003-08-21 ms i321 (ta) sits in f546 (accumulation B) [Input: N921jw.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
q-lot with which item is associated 2003-08-21 ms q1242 (bones, pottery) [Input: N921jw.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2024-03-13 !! s520A15A [Input: ZI901jW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2024-03-13 !! h4lMZA [Input: ZI901jW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2003-08-21 ms tb [Input: N921jw.j]
Notes on field record 2003-08-21 ms tablet to GB and MKB [Input: N921jw.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2003-08-23 sb cl [Input: N830sb3.j]
Condition 2003-08-22 jw broken into at least the 4 pieces which have been recovered and being restored by the conservator. [Input: N822jw.j]
Preservation 2003-08-23 sb 2/3 of a tablet in two large pieces [Input: N830sb3.j]

5. TREATMENT

Conservation

Roster Date Author Record
Current conditions 2003-08-23 sb reddish clay with lots of calcaroeus inclusions, two large pebbles have formed inside the tablet causing the break. Incision showing a building plan [Input: N830sb3.j]
Procedures employed 2003-08-22 sb the two large calcar pebbles had grown so large that the two pieces would not fit together;one of the two was removed, the other was in such a delicate part that it was too risky to remove; it has been trimmed with a scalpel in order to reduce its volume. The pieces have then been glued, the surface cleaned and consolidated. Some structural fill was done in the back of the tablet since the connecting surface between the pieces was very small. The fill was done in tinted plaster [Input: N830sb3.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2003-08-23 gg [Input: A15_VWX.j]

2003-08-23 gg [Input: A15_VWX.j]

2003-08-23 gg [Input: A15_VWX.j]

2003-08-23 gg [Input: A15_VWX.j]
View/drawing of item

v235
2003-08-21 jw [Input: ZH330jW.j]

v235a
2003-08-21 jw [Input: ZH330jW.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Storage 2003-08-22 sb to MKB [Input: N830sb3.j]