Item 2451
Pillar Figurine

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Fragment of female pillar figurine, preserving top of chin and neck. At break at neck, end of tenon extending from bottom of moldmade head is visible with clay applied by hand around tenon. Color: 5YR reddish yellow 7/6. (Munsell code)

Height: 5.22 cm
Width: 3.92 cm
Depth: 4.15 cm

Stratum: III
Locus: G6006
Basket: IV.G6.15

Soil layer in Pit G6008, consisting loose brown mostly silted soil, up to 50% cobble and boulder sized stones, and 2% large animal bones. Located between 38 cm. and 2.6 m. from the North balk and between 1.05 m. and 2.87 m. from the West balk at top level 481.37 m. below Debris G6003 to bottom level 479.65 m. above Debris G6012.

This material appears to have been incidental fill (some midden material) within Silo G6008, perhaps in cluding a partial collapse of Silo G6008 itself.

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Ware Paste: Color--5YR reddish yellow 7/6, Inclusions--some small to large limestones, few small sand, Firing--gray core, Hardness--hard. Exterior--2.5YR light red 6/6, with slip 10YR white 8/1 and 5YR pinkish gray 7/2. Iron II. 8th-7th c. B.C. Broken irregularly across lower face and through bottom of neck. Handmade. At break at neck, end of tenon extending from bottom of moldmade head is visible with clay applied by hand around tenon. This seems to be a way to reinforce the join at the neck.