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Unit Book A16

The Courtyard of the Tupkish Palace - Version 2

A16.18

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Best definition 2001-06-24 !! ^ figurine [Input: L707SV.j]
Best image 2011-12-12 lC [Input: VZ12LC.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2001-06-24 sV ^ figurine [Input: L707SV.j]
Description (summary) 2001-06-24 lR Tiny animal figurine [Input: L707SV.j]
2001-06-25 rAH CARNIVORA/ URSUS (TENTATIVE) torso. MINIATURE. The orientation of the animal is important, although there is a good typological basis for reading the figurine as a bear. See URSUS 403 (A1.79) and 405 (A6q487.1). Also, the "cranial" detail would seem to represent, eyes and mouth. The hindquarters are relatively high and the breakage slices across them, making it difficult to read. The forequarters meet in a wide inverted V (90°). The foreleg/body join is 115°. The forequarters are contained within a rather narrow inverted u, almost solidly founded. This is not the manner in which forequarters join the neck or a typical head/body join, although Ursus neck/body join is not unlike this figurine. [Input: N206RAH.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2001-06-24 sV k4 [Input: L818LR3.j]
Relays (applicable to elements) 2001-06-24 ed r57 (41118 38770 - 9084 / Relay location: at object) [Input: R7QFAB1R.j]
Method of measurement 2001-06-25 rAH measurements taken by excavator [Input: N206RAH.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2001-06-24 sV i18 (^ figurine) sits in f58 (^ accumulation B) [Input: L818LR3.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
Nature of association 2001-06-24 sV associated q-lot: 100 [Input: L818LR3.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! s235AAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2015-05-20 !! h6mAAH [Input: ZA520CJC.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2001-06-24 sV 1.5 [Input: L818LR3.j]
Length 2001-06-24 sV 2 [Input: L818LR3.j]
Width 1 or diameter of rim 2001-06-24 sV 1 [Input: L818LR3.j]
2001-06-25 rAH 1.15 [Input: N206RAH.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2001-06-25 rAH 1.01 [Input: N206RAH.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2001-06-24 sV cl [Input: L707SV.j]
Color 2010-09-07 bH gray [Input: U907BH.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2010-09-07 bH 10YR 5/1 [Input: U907BH.j]
Preservation 2001-06-25 rAH muzzle left foreleg terminated and intact. Other appendages chipped or broken. [Input: N206RAH.j]
Notes on typology 2001-06-24 sV animal figurine [Input: L818LR3.j]
2001-06-25 rAH I should note that when I started to measure the figurine, I took the forequarters as hindquarters, so the interpretation is truly tentative, albeit intriguing. [Input: N206RAH.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2010-08-18 !!! [Input: A16V-U^.j]

2010-08-18 !!! [Input: A16V-U^.j]

2010-08-18 !!! [Input: A16V-U^.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Storage 2010-09-29 jN ZSB 002-001 [Input: W203LC1.j]