Descriptive Attribute	Value(s)
Year Excavated	2023
Date Cataloged	2023-07-26
Object Type	Vessel
Munsell Color	2.5YR 5/6 - red; 2.5Y 6/3 - light yellowish brown
Description	A fragment of a coarseware handle preserving an impression which may be a siglum. The handle curves gently in profile, having a convex and concave finished face. The concave finished face is somewhat chipped. The convex face is finished with an impression stretching the length of the preserved portion. The impression on the whole takes an "S" shape within the portion of the handle which is preserved. At one lateral break edge (the max. pres. width), the impression starts 0.01056m from the transverse break edge. It first curves away from that break edge for about 0.02016m before turning back towards the break edge into which it disappears after about 0.02304m. The impression then turns back away from the transverse break edge before it disappears into the opposite lateral break edge. The impression is an approximate width of 0.00934m. It appears likely to have been made by a finger rather than another tool. The impression may be purely decorative or may be a siglum (or some overlap therein).
Trench	T26
Year	2023
Record Type	Small Find
Vessel Form	Form unspecified
Grid (X)	177.62
Grid (Y)	-66.16
Fabric Category	Coarse Ware
Vessel Part Present	Handle
Decorative Technique	Finger Impressed Siglum/Sigla