Base Sherd
77-18-153.3
From: Jordan | Baq'ah Valley
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 77-18-153.3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Jordan | Baq'ah Valley |
| Archaeology Area | Cave A2 |
| Period | Cypriot |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Base Ring II Jug Sherd: red orange ware, thin walled, carbon on inside and outside surface. Xeroradiography and Neutron Activation Analysis done. Exterior has ridged pattern towards bottom of piece. From Publication for Plate 80a: "Xeroradiography of Cypriote Base Ring II Juglets (A2.51-3 and A2.51-4; Figures 60.6 and 60.9) One vessel, A2.51-4, has clear impressions left from the potter's fingers, which appear as roughly circular, lighter areas. Note the low frequency of lithic inclusions. Measurement conditions: 50kV, 100 mas, 1.00 sec, 0.91 m. focal distance." |
| Credit Line | Baq'ah Valley (Jordan) Project, Patrick McGovern, 1977 |
| Other Number | B77.51-3 - Field No SF | BQ6 - Other Number |
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