Item 2052
Plinth

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Fragment of figurine preserving handmade back of plinth of molded type. Slightly irregular resting edge preserved at bottom. Self slipped good surface with traces of vertical smoothing striations. Slightly irregular interior. Color: 2.5YR light red 6/6 (Munsell code)

Height: 4.66 cm
Width: 3.80 cm
Depth: 1.47 cm

Stratum: V
Locus: G7008
Basket: IV.G7.33

Midden debris material containing thousands of fragments of burned bone in a dark brown/black soil matrix. Located between ca. 60 cm. and 1.9 m. from the South balk and between 62 cm. and 1.95 m. from the West balk at top level 480.68 m. below debris fill G7003 to bottom level 480.60 m. above debris G7010. Included in the midden material were a bead and several fragments of figurines.

The bones in the midden were burned at a high temperature within the lined pit.

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Ware paste: Color--2.5YR light red 6/6, Inclusions--some small lime, Firing--no core, Hardness--hard. Exterior--10YR white 8/2. Broken irregularly on most edges with slight damage to slightly roughened resting surface. Handmade. Vertical smoothing striations on good surface.