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Object Name Unidentifiable Figurine
Catalog Date 2013-10-07
Condition Report Date 2013-10-07
Condition Good
Condition Notes Figurine fragment is broken but otherwise in good condition.
General Description Unidentifiable ceramic figurine fragment; bulbous, heavy four-pointed body with narrowing pedestal base. Possibly the body and base of a duck figurine? Handmade, redware with white slip.
Excavation Date 1927-05-27
Primary Location Holbrook Hall, Pacific School of Religion
Drawer 117E
Unit S143 (= Si43?)
Old Number 381
Provenance The museum book entry gives the provenance as "S143" which may mean Silo 43; however, neither S143 nor Silo 43 appear in the excavation report as dated architectural contexts.
Category Type Ceramic
Subcatagory Ceramic -- Figurine
General Notes The museum book suggests that this object is a "duckling figurine on a pedestal base" with its head missing.
Publication Notes McCown, C. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. I: Archaeological and Historical Results. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research. Wampler, J. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. II: The Pottery. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research.
Material Ceramic
Weight (g) 185.6
Depth (cm) 0.0
Diameter (cm) 0.0
Height (cm) 6.5
Length (cm) 7.0
Width (cm) 6.6
Dimension Notes All measurements taken at widest points.
Decoration Slip
Decoration Notes White slip
Completeness Fragment
Manufacture Handmade
Ceramic Fabric Red ware with gray core and medium gray inclusions.
Updated 2013-11-18
B2013146
B2013146-3
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Melissa Cradic, William Frederic Badè. (2020) "B2013.1.46 from Asia/Palestinian Authority/Tell en-Nasbeh/Square Not given/Not given". In Bade Museum. Aaron Brody (Ed). Released: 2020-07-08. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/73676bc0-befb-4181-af8e-502425491131> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2b286q9p

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