J5.9
File: "/MZ/A/J05/D/I/0009.htm".Processed on 2022-09-11.
1. Overview
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 2008-07-19 | sNP | clay artifact [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Best definition | 2008-07-19 | !! | figurine [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Best image | 2009-10-01 | jW | 
[Input file: TX01JW.j]
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2. Identification
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2008-07-19 | sNP | figurine [Input file: 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 file: S720SNP.j] |
3. Stratigraphy
Volumetric Localization
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locus | 2008-07-17 | sNP | k44 [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Relays (applicable to elements) | 2008-07-17 | dl | 115 (43978 45533 - 9282 / Relay location: center) [Input file: S719MO3R.j] |
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 2008-07-17 | sNP | i9 (figurine) sits in f18 (topsoil) [Input file: T323JW.j] |
Spatial Aggregation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q-lot with which item is associated | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 26 [Input file: T323JW.j] |
Time Sequencing
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratum (to which element belongs) | 2012-10-16 | !! | s20J5B (topsoil) [Input file: WX16JW.j] |
| Phase (to which element belongs) | 2012-10-16 | !! | h9mJ5B [Input file: WX16JW.j] |
4. Typology
Measurements
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 4.99 [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Length | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 4.89 [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Width 2 or diameter of body | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 4.48 [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
Items Field Record
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field definition | 2008-07-17 | sNP | fg [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Field height | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 4.9 [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Field length | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 3.8 [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Field width 2 | 2008-07-17 | sNP | 3.6 [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Field ware or material | 2008-07-17 | sNP | st [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Field color | 2008-07-17 | sNP | brownish grey [Input file: T323JW.j] |
| Notes on field record | 2008-07-17 | sNP | possibly a figurine fragment [Input file: T323JW.j] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware or Material, species | 2008-07-19 | sNP | clay [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Color | 2008-07-19 | sNP | very pale brown [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Color number (Munsell) | 2008-07-19 | sNP | 10YR 7/4 [Input file: S720SNP.j] |
| Condition | 2008-07-19 | sNP | fragmented [Input file: 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 file: 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 file: S828SNP.j] |
| 2009-10-17 | jW | Sighted by jW in Special Objects Room on Tx03 [Input file: TX17JW.j] |