Area 10 pottery drawings

Large wine jar with finger stamped, finger swirled, and stamped decorations. From Area 10, Square 83, locus 09.
TNR 98, Registration number 7274
Exterior color is 5YR7/4 (pink) and interior color is 10YR8/4 (very pale brown).
Rim diameter = 20 cm, height = 52 cm, maximum body diameter = 39 cm, typical wall thickness = 10 mm.

Large wine jar with combed decoration; tar marks on the shoulder are possibly Syriac letters. From Area 10, Square 72, locus 04.
TNR 98, Registration number 6822
Exterior and interior color is 7.5YR7/4 (pink); core color is 10YR7/3 (pink).
Rim diameter = 13.4 cm, height = 46 cm, maximum body diameter = 37 cm, typical wall thickness = 7 mm.

Three hanlded large wine jar with finger impressed, finger swirled, combed and incised decoration. From Area 10, Square 83, locus 03.
TNR 98, Registration number 7200. Discovered 96 cm north and 88 cm west of the southeast corner of the excavation unit.
Exterior,interior, and core color is 10YR5/4 (very pale brown).
Rim diameter = 20 cm, height = 66 cm, maximum body diameter = 50 cm, typical wall thickness = 13 to 18 mm.

Large wine jar with finger stamped, finger swirled, cross-checking, and applied decoration. From Area 10, Square 72, locus 08.
TNR 98, Registration number 6804
Exterior, interior and core color is 5YR7/2 (pinkish gray).
Surviving height = 67 cm and original height approximately 80 cm, maximum body diameter = 42 cm, typical wall thickness = 16 mm.

Medium-size wine jar with combed and incised decoration. From Area 10, Square 72, locus 09.
TNR 98, Registration number 6803
Exterior color is 10YR8/3 (very pale brown), interior color is 10YR8/2 (white) and core is 10YR7/4 (very pale brown).
Height = 42 cm, maximum body diameter = 32.5 cm, typical wall thickness = 9.5 mm.

Large wine jar with finger swirled, stamped, combed and incised decoration. From Area 10, Square 73, locus 14.
TNR 98, Registration number 7000
Exterior color is 7.5YR6/4 (light brown), interior color is 7.5YR6/2 (pinkish gray) and core is 7.5YR7/4 (pink).
Rim diameter = 18.5 cm, height = 50 cm, maximum body diameter = 42 cm, typical wall thickness = 10 mm.

Medium-sized wine jar with combed and incised decoration. From Area 10, Square 75, locus 06.
TNR 98, Registration number 7073.1
Exterior color is 10YR7/6 (light brown), interior color is 7.5YR7/6 (reddish yellow) and core is 10YRYR7/6 (pink).
Rim diameter = 8.5 cm, surviving height = 22 cm, but estimated intact heigh would be appxoimately 50 cm (the lower half of the jar was in the excavation balk. Maximum body diameter = 30 cm, typical wall thickness = 6 mm.

Medium-sized wine jar with combed decoration. From Area 10, Square 83, locus 10.
TNR 98, Registration number 8490
Exterior color is 5YR6/3 (light reddish brown), interior color is 5YR6/3 (light reddish brown) and core is 5YRYR62 (pinkish gray).
Rim diameter = 11 cm, height = 37.5 cm, maximum body diameter = 27.5 cm, typical wall thickness = 6 mm.
Situated 60 cm. north from the south balk.

Large wine jar with combed decoration. From Area 10, Square 83, locus 13.
TNR 98, Registration number 7370
Exterior color is 10YR8/4 (very pale brown), interior color is 10YR7/3 (very pale brown) and core is 2.5Y8/2 (white).
Rim diameter = 24 cm, height = 68 cm, maximum body diameter = 54 cm, typical wall thickness = 15.8 mm.

Deep bowl with two handles and combed exterior decoration. From Area 10, Square 72, locus 03.
TNR 98, Registration number 6813
Exterior, core and interior are the very pale brown (10YR8/3).
Rim diameter = 44 cm, height = 30 cm, base diameter = 24 cm, typical wall thickness = 16 mm.

Bowl with a mend hole from Area 10, Square 30, locus 18. TNR 99, Pottery Registration no. 8276.1
Exterior color: 10YR7/3, interioro color: 10YR7/4, and core = 10YR7/3.
The interior contains traces of a lining residue while the exterior has traces tar residue.

Rimsherd with both combed and applied decoration. Area 10, Square 52, and Locus 02.
TNR99, Registration number 7918.5. Exterior color = 2.5YR6/4, core color = 5YR7/6, and Interior color = 5YR7/4.

Rimsherd from Area 10, Square 53, locus 07.
TNR97, Registration number 6364.1
Exterior color = 10YR8/4, core color = 5YR8/4, and interior core = 5YR7/6.

Large bowl with ridged rim. From Area 10, Square 53, Locus 08.
TNR99, Registration 8034.2. Exterior color = 10YR4/3, core color = 10YR7/2, and interior color = 10YR7/2.

Shallow bowl with ridged rim. From Area 10, Square 72, Locus 03.
TNR98, Registration number 6933.1. Diameter = 31.5 cm, height = 10 cm, and average thickness = 11 mm.
Exterior color = 2.5YR6/4 (Light Reddish Brown), core color = 2.5YR6/2 (Pale Red), and interior color = 2.5YR6/4 (Light reddish).

Small pottery jar from Area 10, Square 83, locus 09.
TNR 98, Registration number 7221
Exterior color is 7.5YR7/8 (reddish yellow) and interior color is 7.5YR6/6 (reddish yellow).
Rim diameter = 10 cm, height = 11 cm, maximum body diameter = 13.5 cm, typical wall thickness = 4.8 mm. Weight = 720 grams. This pottery vessel was found 2.34 meters south and 2.23 meters west of the SE corner of Square 83. The vessel was 67 cm below the surface.

Drawing of the base of a pottery bowl from Area 10, Square 75, locus 05.
TNR99, Registration number 6805.2
Exterior color = 5YR3/3 (dark reddish brown), core color = 2.5YR5/8 (red), and interior color = 2.5YR5/6 (red).
Height = 28.5 cm, rim diameter = 7.5 cm, rim thickness = 9 mm, and average body thickness = 5 mm. Weight approximately 1.5 kilograms.

Drawing of a decorated pottery rimsherd from Area 10, Square 04, locus 02.

Drawing of a comb decorated rimsherd or a jug from Area 10, Square 52, locus 01.
TNR97, Registration number 6572.7
Exterior color = 5YR7/4, core = 10YR6/2 and 5YR6/2.

Drawing of a pottery waterwheeel rimsherd from Area 10, Square 55, locus 05.

Drawing of a pottery waterwheel rimsherd from Area 10, Square 62, locus 09.

Drawing of a pottery rimsherd from Area 10, Square 63, locus 04.

Drawing of a pottery rimsherd from Area 10, Square 63, locus 09.
TNR00, Registration number 6319.3
Exterior color = 2.5Y7/4 (pale yellow), core = 10YR7/3 (very pale brown), and interior 10YR7/3 (very pale brown).

Drawing of a rimsherd from Area 10, Square 64, locus 01.
TNR00, Registration number 8848.1
Exterior color and core = 10YR7/4 (very pale brown); interior color = 10YR7/3 (very pale brown).

Drawing of a pottery waterwheel rimsherd from Area 10, Square 82, locus 02

Drawing of a pottery waterwheel rimsherd from Area 10, Square 94, locus 07.

Drawing of the base of a pottery bowl from Area 10, Square 62, locus 01.
TNR99, Registration number 6405.2
Exterior color = 10YR6/2 (light brownish gray), core color = 5YR5/6 (yellowish red), and interior color = 2.5Y7/2 (light gray).

Large pottery disk from Area 10, Square 73, locus 16.
TNR99, Registration number 7108
Exterior color = 5YR6/3 (light yellowish brown), and core color = 5YR5/6 (yellowish red). Diameter = 32 cm and thickness ranges from 4.5 to 4.8 cm. Weight approimately 4.5 kilograms. This artifact was found learning against a mudbrick wall (Locus 19). Our current working hypothesis is that this was part of the potter's wheel for throwing the wine jars and other pottery vessels.

Drawing of the rimsherd of a pottery jar from Area 10, Square 94, locus 07.
TNR98, Registration number 7682.2
Exterior color = 5YR8/1, core color = 10Y8/2, and interior color = 10YR7/4.

Drawing of small pottery jug with broken neck from Area 10, Square 76, locus 05.
TNR98, Registration number 6777.1
Exterior color = 10YR8/2 (bottom half), exterior color = 2.5Yr6/4 (top half), core color = 10YR7/3 and interior color = 2.5YR7/3.

Drawing of the pointed base of a tar lined wine jar from Area 10, Square 74, locus 01.
TNR98, Registration number 6687.2
Exterior color = 5YR6/6, exterior color = 5YR3/1 (tar discolored areas), core color = 2.5YR6/6, and interior color = 2.5YN/3 (black tar lining). Will be redrawn. Sorry.

Drawing of the base of a waterwheel jar from Area 10, Square 72, locus 02.
TNR98, Registration number 6806.3
Exterior color = 10YR7/3, core and interior color = 5YR7/6.

Drawing of the rimsherd of a waterwheel jar from Area 10, Square 64, locus 01.
TNR99, Registration number 8848.1
Exterior and core color = 10YR7/3 (light brownish gray); interior color = 10YR6/3 (pale brown).

Drawing of an irregularly shaped pottery object, either a flue pipe or misfired jar, from Area 10, Square 64, locus 01.
TNR99, Registration number 8848.5
Exterior color = 10YR8/2; interior and core color = 2.5Y8/2.

Drawing of the rimsherd of jar, probably a waterwheel jar, from Area 10, Square 30, locus 10.
TNR99, Registration number 6625.3
Exterior color = 7.5YR6/4 (light brown),interior color = 7.5Y6/6 (reddish yellow); core color = 7.5YR4/0 (dark gray).

Rim and neck with a plaster plug in situ from Area 10, Square 34, Locus 06.
TNR98, Registrtation 7806.1
Exterior and interior color (2.5Y7/2) and core (2.5Y6/2).

Rimsherd from Area 10, Square 67, Locus 06.
TNR97, Registration 6430.
Exterior, interior and core color = 10YR8/2 white.

Rimsherd with combed decoration from Area 10, Square 72, Locus 03>br> TNR98, Registration 6836.2
Exterior and interior color (10YR8/2) and core color (7.5YR7/4).

Rimsherd, handles broken off, with combed decoration from Area 10, Square 75, Locus 16
TNR98, Registration 6930.1
Exterior color = 10YR8/2 and interior/core color = 10YR7/3.

Cookpot with broken base and neck from Area 10, Square 53, Locus 08.
TNR99, Registration 7924.1
Exterior color 5YR4/1 and 5YR5/1; interior and core color 5YR6/4.

Rimsherd to a storage jar from Area 10, Squarae 52, Locus 02
TNR98, Registration 6611.3
Exterior color (10YR7/3), Interior color (2.5YR5/6) and core color (5YR6/3).

Drawing credits: Neathery Batsell Fuller and David Hanlon, SLCC-MC
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