LRP1999: Item


Item 2114 Pillar Figurine


Head of female pillar figurine preserving face and upper neck. Broad, short, planar face with features presented flat on surface. Large almond-shaped eyes with upper and lower lids indicated and only slight bulge to eyeball. Nose appears long with broad, broken tip. Horizontal mouth positioned low on chin with incision separating upper and lower lips. Very slight modelling to cheeks. Jawline quite broad. Distinctive hair arranged into horizontal bands on top and sides of face with three bands rising from low forehead and another three on either side of face terminating at level of ears. Each band of hair is comprised of individual tufts positioned close together, suggesting tightly curled hair. White slip with red pigment seen sporadically over surface of face and hair.		Color: 5YR reddish yellow 7/6. (Munsell code) Height: 4.72 cm Width: 4.28 cm Depth: 2.83 cm

Stratum: VIB Locus: G8005.P Basket: IV.G8.41 Material on surface G8005. The floor was trapped beneath the collapse of the burned building, leaving many ceramic and stone implements in situ, in addition to a horn core, bone tools and grape seeds. The floor probably represents an area for food storage/preparation, but it included an apparent house-shrine, as well. (Cobbled surface across center of the area. Constructed of small cobbles set into a matrix of dark ashy, silty soil. Located between 2.45 m. from the East balk (at the North balk line and between 20 cm. and 5.0 m. from the South balk (into the G8-F8 balk) at top levels 481.17 m. (N), 481.13 m. (S) below debris G8012 (N) and G8001 (S) and above debris G8005.1. Floor G8005 runs to the south face of wall F8005, to the east face of wall G8002, the west face of wall G8006. The southern portion of floor G8005 was interrupted either by pitting or by erosion. Floor G8005 was covered with ashy destruction debris and with several whole and restoreable ceramic vessels, including a ceramic incense burner. In addition, two carved and polished limestone blocks, one to the north and one to the south of the incense burner, were found on the floor, along with the head of a pillar figurine.)



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Ware Paste: Color--5YR reddish brown 5/4, Inclusions--some small to medium lime, Firing--dark gray core, Hardness--hard. Exterior--trace of paint 10YR 8/1. Iron II. 8th-7th c. B.C. Broken horizontally across upper neck. Slight damage to back rear of head. Front of nose abraded. Solid - Single -Frontal mold. Chin to hairline: 2.42; Outer eye to outer eye: 1.95; Height of right eye: 0.45; Length of left eye: 0.74; Height of left eye: 0.45; Length of left eye: 0.78; Corner of mouth to corner of mouth: 0.60; Corner of eye to corner of mouth (left): 1.25; Corner of eye to corner of mouth (right): 1.22. Found on 8th c. floor. Tight curls and flat face may reflect a distinct ethnic type. White slip with red pigment seen sporadically over surface of face and hair.