Rims

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Brief Overview

The cross-horizon typology of rim types found on this page is designed to illustrate the variations in rim types during all periods at Mozan. Rim codes are assigned when the preserved portion of the sherd is insufficient to assign a shape, or in cases when the rim is used to further define or explain a particular shape. The lexicon gives the complete listing of rim codes and their associated definition. In addition, a list of shape codes including rims is further defined on the shapes-codes page. The selected examples here were chosen based on their ability to represent the specific rim types, rather than to indicate the complete chronological distribution of types.

The assigned types are general overarching categories that may embody variation although they share general characteristics. For example, within the category of beaked rim (----b) the beaked portion can be more or less pronounced. Within the simple rims (----s) there is also a variation from extremely simple rims, to those that are slightly rounded but still quite simple when compared to the range of other rims. In contrast, some rim codes were used relatively rarely and the range of variation within the type is not illustrated. Sometimes the variation within types leads to overlap of types. The handmade nature of the ceramics often leads to situations where the sherd is somewhere on the spectrum between two different shapes and the ceramics specialist, in these cases, must make their own best judgement as to type, creating some blurred edges among the categories.

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Beaked rims

----b (Akk)
----b (Mt)
----b (MA)

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Collared Rims

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Plain collared rims

----c (Ur III)

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Collared-grooved rims

----cg (Ur III)
----cg (Mt)

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Collared-incised rims

----ci (Ur III)

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Divided rims

----d (LC 3)

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Double Strand Rims

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Double strand lower pointed rims

----dp (Ur III)
----dp (MA)

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Double strand lower rounded rims

----dr (Akk)
----dr (MA)

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Extended rims

----e (LC 3)

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Rims extended toward the interior

----ei (ED III)

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Rims extended towards interior and exterior

----eie (Mt)

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Rims with exterior extension

----ee (LC 3)

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Flat rims

----f (Akk)
----f (Kh)
----f (Mt)
----f (MA)

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Flat wide rims

----fw (ED III)

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Flat wide rims inclined to exterior

----fwe (Mt)

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Folded rims

----fd (ED III)

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Flaring rims

----fl (LC 3)
----fl (ED III)

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Flaring rims with slight interior lip

----fli (ED III)

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Flaring rims with rib below rim

----flr (ED III)

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Interior groove

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Interior groove or ledge rims

----i (Akk)
----i (Ur III)

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Folded rims with interior groove

----gf (ED III)

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Rims with deep interior groove

----gd (ED III)

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Rims with interior groove and rib below rim

----gr (ED III)

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Rims with groove on top

----gt (ED III)

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Rims with slight indentation

----in (ED III)

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Internal projection to hold lid

----ip (LC 3)

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Rims with interior lip

----li (LC 3)

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Inturned rims

----it (Akk)

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Outturned rims

----ro (Akk)

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Notched rims

----n (Akk)

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Pinched rims

----pn (ED III)

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Pointed rims

----p (Akk)
----p (Mt)

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Pointed rims slanted toward exterior

----pse (LC 3)

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Pointed rims slanted toward interior

----psi (LC 3)

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Rims curved toward exterior

----rc (ED II)

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Ribbed Rims

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Ribbed rims, top and exterior of rim

----rb (Ur III)

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Ribbed rims, top of rim only

----ri (Ur III)
----ri (Kh)
----ri (Mt)

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Slightly restricted rims

----re (ED III)

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Rounded rims

----r (LC 3)
----r (ED III)
----r (Akk)
----r (Mt)

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Simple rims

----s (LC 3)
----s (ED II)
----s (Akk)
----s (Mt)

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Simple rims with horseshoe shaped handle

----sh (LC 3)

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Slanted rims

----sl (LC 3)

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Rims slanted to exterior

----sle (Mt)

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Rims slanted to interior

----sli (ED II)

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Square rims

----sq (Akk)
----sq (Ur III)
----sq (Mt)
----sq (MA)

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Square rims on exterior edge, slightly restricted

----sqer (LC 3)

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Thickened rims

----rt (ED III)

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Externally thickened rims

----et (ED II)