| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Season | 2008 |
| Record Type (Object or Artifact) | Object |
| Registration # (Identifier) | B080007 |
| Field # (Identifier) | 7.0 |
| Site (code) | U |
| Field | A |
| Square | 7K50 |
| Locus | 54 |
| Designation | Spindle whorl |
| Designation certainty | Certain |
| Period (context) | Iron Age II |
| Shape | Hemispherical |
| Material | Bone |
| Material (note) | Bone |
| Color | 7.5YR 7/6 |
| Preservation | Complete |
| Percent | 100.0 |
| Craftsmanship | Moderate |
| Weight (g) | 16.9 |
| Length/height (cm) | 4.1 |
| Width (cm) | 2.5 |
| Thickness (cm) | 2.5 |
| Diameter (cm) | 4.1 |
| Perforation diameter (cm) | 0.9 |
| # Pieces | 1 |
| Allocation | DoA |
| Comments | Femurhead. Cracked surface. |
| Drawn | False |
| Artist (Note) | Rhonda Root? |
| Photographed | False |
| Photographer (Note) | Darren Heslop |
| Parallels | Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989-1996 vol 2, p.664-666, fig.12.4.1,#885164; MPP5, p.163-164, fig.7.6.103-104, #5082/B; Gezer VI, p.192, #886 |
| Notes | Not sure what width and thickness measurements refer to, as they should not be equivalent. |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Consists of
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) |
bone (material)
Vocabulary: Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Open Context References: bone (material) |
| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
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Has type
Vocabulary: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) |
whorls (spindle flywheels)
Vocabulary: Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Open Context References: whorls (spindle flywheels) |
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Creator
Vocabulary: DCMI Metadata Terms (Dublin Core Terms) |
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Suggested Citation
Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2025) "B080007 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field A/Square 7K50/Locus A-7K50-054". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/7889f810-7906-4601-9e66-c5930944e68b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21z4nc97
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