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Unit Book J5

The Mittani Staircase - Version 1a

J5.26

Processed on 2024-11-03

1. OVERVIEW

Roster Date Author Record
Category !! !! metal artifact
Best definition 2010-08-16 !! metal tool [Input: U816MM1.j]
Best image 2009-10-01 jW [Input: TX01JW.j]

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2008-09-10 sC tool [Input: S926JW.j]
2010-08-16 mM1 metal tool [Input: U816MM1.j]
Description (summary) 2008-09-10 sC Fragment of rectangular-sectioned bronze shaft, bent shaft tapering toward pointed end; opposite end is flattened and in profile looks like to be triangular in section. Surface heavily corroded and oxidated, and encrusted of soil; it is no clear to which type of obj. it could belong to, perhaps a Chisel type 1 [Input: S926JW.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Locus 2008-08-07 dL k14 [Input: T323JW.j]

Contact Association

Roster Date Author Record
Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items 2008-08-07 dL i26 (metal tool) sits in f112 (accumulation D) [Input: T323JW.j]

Spatial Aggregation

Roster Date Author Record
q-lot with which item is associated 2008-08-07 dL q169 (pottery) [Input: T323JW.j]

Time Sequencing

Roster Date Author Record
Stratum (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! s50J5B [Input: WX16JW.j]
Phase (to which element belongs) 2012-10-16 !! h9cJ5B [Input: WX16JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Length 2008-09-10 sC 8 [Input: S926JW.j]
2010-08-16 mM1 7.9 [Input: U816MM1.j]
Width 2010-08-16 mM1 0.6 [Input: U816MM1.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2008-09-10 sC 1 [Input: S926JW.j]
Thickness 2008-09-10 sC 0.25 [Input: S926JW.j]

Items Field Record

Roster Date Author Record
Field definition 2008-08-07 dL metal tool [Input: T323JW.j]
Field height 2008-08-07 dL 8 [Input: T323JW.j]
Field width 1 2008-08-07 dL 0.8 [Input: T323JW.j]
Field width 2 2008-08-07 dL 0.2 [Input: T323JW.j]
Field ware or material 2008-08-07 dL iron [Input: T323JW.j]
Field color 2008-08-07 dL reddish brown [Input: T323JW.j]
Notes on field record 2008-08-07 dL almost complete oxided iron nail [Input: T323JW.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2008-09-10 sC bronze [Input: S926JW.j]
Color 2010-08-16 mM1 reddish black [Input: U816MM1.j]
Notes on typology 2008-09-10 sC (but a thick layer of corrosion, so not the real diam of one side of the body [Input: S926JW.j]

6. REFERENCE

Analogical Record

Roster Date Author Record
Photo of individual elements (studio)

2008-08-23 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-23 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-23 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]

2008-08-23 dM [Input: J05_VWX.j]
View/drawing of item

p2
2009-03-23 jW [Input: T323JW1.j]

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2008-09-10 sC Conservation Room [Input: S926JW.j]
2009-10-17 jW Probably in Conservation Laboratory [Input: TX17JW.j]