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Site Names
Hisban, Hesban, Hesbon, Heshbon, Esbus, حسبان, חשבון
Creation Date
8-16-1971
Descriptor Level A
Area F
Descriptor Level B
Square No. T-10
Descriptor Level C
Basket No. 13
Descriptor Level D
Locus No. 2
Description
Obj. Reg. No. 1175
Stratum: BA06
Material: Glass
Allocated to: Department of Antiquities
Notes: BYZN (Byzantine) 121 P
a) Length: 1.14; Diameter: 0.41
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Crack in glass looking like a folded or wrapped construction 5 BG 4/6 moderate blue green.
b) Length at longest part: 0.75; Diameter: 0.92
I (but irregular), B. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Short, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Perforation: 0.37
5 YR 2/1 Brownish black - nearest, yet covered with whitish, flaky huwar; some striations across surface outside perforation
c) Length: 0.88; Diameter: 0.89
I. C. 2. e. (Circular perimeter, Standard, Bicone profile) (Beck, 1928)
5 4 R 2/1 Brownish black
d) Length: 0.76; Diameter: 0.58
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Striped trails 5 Y 8/1 yellowish gray, 10 YR 7/4 Grayish orange
e) Length: 0.48; Diameter: 0.95
I. B. 2. b. (Circular perimeter, Short, Cylindrical profile) (Beck, 1928)
Perforation is off center; 10 YR 6/6 Dark yellowish orange
f) Length: 0.85; Diameter: 0.65
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Striped trails across perforation; 10 YR 8/6 pale yellowish orange and 10 YR 5/4 moderate yellowish brown
g) Length: 0.8; Diameter: 1.06
I. C. 2. e (Circular perimeter, Standard, Bicone profile) (Beck, 1928)
Translucent 5 Y 5/6 light olive brown
h) Length: 2.01; Diameter: 0.79
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
N 2 Grayish black, striations make ribbed cross-section, looks like made of a segmented situation where one end of broken off from next segment.
i) Length: 0.98; Diameter: 0.74; Perforation: 0.26
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Basically a cream colored bead (10 YR 8/2 very pale orange) with bright green waves of trail (10 GY 4/4 dark yellowish green - when wet)
j) Length: 0.84; Diameter: 0.95; Perforation: 0.36
I. B. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Short, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid) (Beck, 1928)
White eyes - many, on deep blue (nearest 5 B 5/6) moderate blue base, now decaying
k) Length: 0.93; Diameter: 0.67
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928).
Trails parallel to perforation. 10 YR 8/2 very pale orange, 10 YR 7/4 grayish orange
l) Length: 0.6; Diameter: 0.46
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
10 YR 2/2 Dusky yellowish brown
m) Length: 0.55; Diameter: 0.6
I. B. 2. c. (Circular perimeter, Short, Cone profile) (Beck, 1928)
5 YR 2/2 Dusky brown
n) Tiny wound bead, cf. e
o) Tiny wound bead, cf. e
p) Length: 0.79; Diameter: 0.59
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Trails?, shades like 10 YR 7/4 grayish orange
q) Length: 0.5; Diameter: 0.55
I. C. 1. a (Circular perimeter, Standard, Oblate/Spherical profile) (Beck, 1928)
r) Tiny wound bead, cf. e, n, o
s) Length: 0.83; Diameter: 0.59
I. D. 1. a (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
5 YR 2/2 Brownish black
t) Length: 0.8; Diameter: 0.6
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
u) Size, shape, color similar to t
v) Length: 0.58; Diameter: 0.55
I. C. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Standard, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Decaying but appears to have central trail perpendicular to perforation
w) Similar in size, shape, color, trails to q
x) Length: 0.79; Diameter: 0.56
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid) (Beck, 1928)
Pale orange with creamy trails
y) Similar in size, shape, and color to x)
z) Length: 0.54; Diameter: 0.67; Perforation: 0.23
I. C. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Standard, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Brownish black 5 YR 2/1, has tips
aa) Similar in size, shape, and color to k, but wavy trails are perpendicular to perforation
bb) Similar in size, shape, and color to k, but wavy trail is cream and brownish
cc) Similar in size, shape, and color to bb, trail cream and greenish brown
dd) Similar in size, shape, and color to aa
ee) Length: 0.64; Diameter: 0.84
I. B. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Short, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Mottled dark grey and whitish
ff) Similar in size, shape, and color to x
gg) Length: 0.87; Diameter: 0.6
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
Fine trails perpendicular to perforation, 10 YR 6/6 Dark yellowish orange and 10 YR 8/2 very pale orange.
hh) Length: 0.8; Diameter: 0.6
I. D. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Long, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid) (Beck, 1928)
Trails like gg
ii) Length: 0.64; Diameter: 0.8
I. B. 1. a. (Circular perimeter, Short, Oblate/Spherical/Ellipsoid profile) (Beck, 1928)
10 YR 2/2 dusky yellowish brown
jj) Length: 0.92; Diameter: 0.81
I. D. 2. e. (Circular perimeter, Long, Bicone profile) (Beck, 1928)
10 YR 2/2 dusky yellowish brown.