1. OVERVIEW
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | !! | !! | clay artifact |
| Best definition | 2013-04-11 | !! | seal impression [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
2. IDENTIFICATION
Labeling
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes on labeling | 2013-04-11 | mKB | =i62 [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| 2013-04-11 | mKB | i62.1 is assigned to the largest of the 3 pieces in i62 [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
Designation
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2013-04-11 | mKB | seal impression [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Description (summary) | 2013-04-11 | mKB | Almost flat base, wide cord impression, above is a leather strap impression, peg impression with small cloth impression [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
3. STRATIGRAPHY
Contact Association
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of contact: contemporary events/movable items | 2013-04-11 | mKB | i62.1 (seal impression) sits in f239 (fill) [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
Time Sequencing
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratum (to which element belongs) | 2006-08-26 | !! | s630J1A [Input: S-CUMUL.j] |
| Phase (to which element belongs) | 2006-08-26 | !! | h3pJ1A [Input: S-CUMUL.j] |
| 2011-02-10 | !! | h3pJ1A [Input: V211LC.j] |
4. TYPOLOGY
Measurements
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 2013-04-11 | mKB | 3.7 [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Width 1 or diameter of rim | 2013-04-11 | mKB | 2.6 [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Thickness | 2013-04-11 | mKB | 1.4 [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Notes on measurement | 2013-04-11 | mKB | measured with flat part of base at the bottom [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
Morphology
| Roster | Date | Author | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Color | 2013-04-11 | mKB | very dark grayish brown [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Color number (Munsell) | 2013-04-11 | mKB | 10YR3/2 [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Condition | 2013-04-11 | mKB | matrix is reddish, secondarily fired but not in a hot fire as clay is only burned on the surface. However it may be a dark patina on the surface of the clay due to weathering in the ground [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Preservation | 2013-04-11 | mKB | height of the seal preserved [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Iconographic description, specific | 2013-04-11 | mKB | cylinder seal rolled parallel to the base of the sealing (this is unusual in Urkesh where the sealings usually have three rollings rolled on container and door sealings at an angle to the base and from the widest part toward the peg which is the narrowest part). Only clear figure is a small caprid placed at the bottom of the seal facing left [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Style | 2013-04-11 | mKB | caprid has his head carved with a circle and dot in the center for the eye, his horns are seen from the top, he has a long nose and mouth seen in profile, smaller figures are shown at the top of the seal [Input: Z125CJC.j] |
| Notes on typology | 2013-04-11 | mKB | height of original seal 2.1 cm [Input: Z125CJC.j] |