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Surface finds

Z1.459

Processed on 2026-03-02

2. IDENTIFICATION

Designation

Roster Date Author Record
Definition 2003-06-18 cv clay artifact [Input: O619JW.j]
Description (summary) 2003-06-18 cv damaged head of a bearded male who wears a hat. Head has been broken off from body (missing) and right side of face, including the nose has been broken. Beard is pointed and incised. Eyes are abnormally large and contain horizontal slits. Hat is in the form of a turban with a prominent brim. Top of the hat is also incised. Face is 1.95cm wide and extant portion of head is 3.55 cm high. [Input: O619JW.j]
2018-03-15 yM head of a male figurine. The rest of the body is missing. The figure is wearing a hat with a wide rim and incisions on the top part to give the hat a textile texture. The pointed tip of lower part of his face indicate that the figure is a bearded man. The bridge of the nose is preserved. The bottom half of the nose, the face and the right eye are incrusted with soil, hence damaged. The left eye is formed from a round flattened piece of clay, with a deep horizontal incision in the middle, shaped like a coffee bean. Ears are not depicted. Note: found in A14 dirt pile. [Input: ZK226yM.j]

3. STRATIGRAPHY

Volumetric Localization

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on volumetric localization 2003-06-18 cv found by Muhammad Omo in the material used for the berm along A17/A18 which was the spoil from excavations in the Mittani/Khabur phases of occupation. [Input: O619JW.j]

4. TYPOLOGY

Measurements

Roster Date Author Record
Height 2003-06-18 cv 3.55 [Input: O619JW.j]
Width 2 or diameter of body 2003-06-18 cv 2.63 [Input: O619JW.j]

Morphology

Roster Date Author Record
Ware or Material, species 2003-06-18 cv cl [Input: O619JW.j]
Color 2003-06-18 cv light gray [Input: O619JW.j]
Color number (Munsell) 2003-06-18 cv 5Y7/2 [Input: O619JW.j]

6. REFERENCE

Disposition

Roster Date Author Record
Notes on disposition 2003-06-18 cv to mkb for further processing. [Input: O619JW.j]