SILVER
Ornament
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 04TR16U15met01 |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K04.175 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Silver |
| TYPE: Ornament |
| ITEM: Silver alloy applique |
| MATERIAL: Silver alloy |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0520 by Murat Akar. |
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DESCRIPTION Silver alloy applique, two-thirds of a circle with a straight top. Embossed decoration, fine holes for attachment to material around the edge. Thin sheet or foil. Decoration comprises three registers divided by beaded lines. The central portion contains a flower with eight petals around a double circle, surrounded by 13 double circles. Above these, at centre top, is a pair of bolsters with sewing holes between and to either side. The bolsters break into a row of 11 triple concentric circles. The same concentric circles, originally 15 in number, fill in next register. The outermost band seems to have contained as many as 20 larger circles with central bosses. |
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DIMENSIONS Length: 2.7 cm; width: 3.5 cm. |
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CONTEXT Small nonjoining fragment found in 2005 season in TR15U09; Found by Tasha Granger between the paving stones. |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, forthcoming. |
Tacks and Nails
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 03TR11U10met01 (new) |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K03.162 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Silver |
| TYPE: Tack and Nail |
| ITEM: Nail |
| MATERIAL: silver/silver-copper |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0504 by Murat Akar. Drawing 17objid51 by Ben Claasz Coockson. |
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DESCRIPTION Nail, small; `silver ?` Domed head, shank is square in section and tapers |
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DIMENSIONS Length: 1.7 cm total; Width: 0.4cm nail head; Thickness: approx. 2cm thick where head joins body |
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CONTEXT Pavement in west end of trench |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 04TR14U19met01 (new) |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K04.174 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Silver |
| TYPE: Tack and Nail |
| ITEM: Tack |
| MATERIAL: Silver |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0501 by Murat Akar. |
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DESCRIPTION Small silver tack in good condition |
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DIMENSIONS Height: 11 mm |
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CONTEXT On pavement |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR21U09met02 (new) |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K05.211 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Silver |
| TYPE: Tack and Nail |
| ITEM: Tack |
| MATERIAL: Silver |
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| Photograph 05dpnc1801 by Geoffrey D. Summers Drawing by Ben Claasz Coockson |
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DESCRIPTION Silver/copper alloy tack. Complete, excellent preservation. |
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DIMENSIONS Height: 21 mm; Width: 4 mm |
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CONTEXT On pavement |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
Objects
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 02TR05U13met01 (new) |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: K02.127 |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Silver |
| TYPE: Object |
| ITEM: Sheet silver |
| MATERIAL: Silver |
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| Photograph 05dpnk0511 by Murat Akar. Drawing 02objid12 |
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DESCRIPTION Piece of folded silver foil with parallel ridges . Possibility of a row of small perforations near top; 07/07/2008 --> Non-Invasive sample taken by JWL for analysis. |
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DIMENSIONS Diameter: 18mm. |
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CONTEXT Found in black floor deposit in the front room |
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PUBLICATION Summers, Palatial Complex, Chicago: OIP in press |
| IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 05TR15U09met01 (new) |
| KERKENES INVENTORY: none |
| CLASSIFICATION: Metal / Silver |
| TYPE: Object |
| ITEM: Sheet |
| MATERIAL: Silver |
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| Photograph 08dpkc1110. |
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DESCRIPTION Sheet metal fragment. Edges of metal are splitting. |
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DIMENSIONS Height: 21 mm. Diameter: 6 mm. |
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CONTEXT Loose brown dirt; pit fill. |
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