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{{Artefact
|Item Code={{PAGENAME}}
|Artefact type=Pendant
|Basic Material=Stone
|Specific Material=Unknown Stone
|Material origin=Unknown
|Artefact description='House' shaped black stone amulet; object has a gabled roof with tapered edges above an elongated handle ending in a suspension loop. Condition is good but there is slight damage to the end of the object.

This 'house' shaped amulet is exceptionally unusual but matches the apparent appearance of Halaf buildings based on images found at Tell al'Ubaid and Domuztepe.
|Seal Type=Pendant
|Seal top-down or side=House
|Seal profile=House
|BodyPiercing=Pierced through Body
|Seal design group=Not a Seal
|Seal design sub group=Pendant
|Sealing type=Not a Sealing
|Artefact context=Loose in soil
|Site=Arpachiyah
|BasicColour=Black
|SpecificColour=Black
|Condition=Chipped
|Period=Halaf
|SubPeriod=Unknown (Arpachiyah)
|Phase=ArpMid
|PhaseComment=Area D is especially ambiguous and was recorded to contain predominately Halaf burials and occupation, but there is very little information about the first 2.5m where there is mentioned to be Uruk pottery but with no discussion. As such given the form and the Halaf parallels it will be assigned to ArpMid.
|Length=19.23 mm
|Width=11.27 mm
|Height=7.05 mm
|Weight=0
|Measurement comment=Complete
|Depth=Unknown
|SiteArea=Arpachiyah D
|SiteLot=Unassigned
|SiteLotGroup=Unassigned
|ArtefactLocation=The British Museum
|ArtefactExcavator=Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan
|ArtefactExcavatorType=Amulet
|ArtefactExcavatorNumber=A. 11
|ArtefactDepotNumber=1934,0210.343
|ArtefactFace={{PAGENAME}} Face.jpg
|ArtefactSide=None
|ArtefactReverse={{PAGENAME}} Reverse.jpg
|ArtefactImpression=None
|ArtefactOther=None
|ArtefactDrawing=None
|ArtefactAdditionalMedia=None
|ArtefactReferences=Mallowan and Rose (1935); Pl. VII(b) & Pl. VI(a) & Fig 51. 4
}}
ArtefactAdditionalMedia	Image:None +
ArtefactBasicColour	Black +
ArtefactCondition	Chipped +
ArtefactContext	Loose in soil +
ArtefactDepotNumber	1934,0210.343 +
ArtefactDepth	Unknown +
ArtefactDescription	'House' shaped black stone amulet; object … 'House' shaped black stone amulet; object has a gabled roof with tapered edges above an elongated handle ending in a suspension loop. Condition is good but there is slight damage to the end of the object. This 'house' shaped amulet is exceptionally unusual but matches the apparent appearance of Halaf buildings based on images found at Tell al'Ubaid and Domuztepe. ages found at Tell al'Ubaid and Domuztepe. +
ArtefactDrawing	+
ArtefactExcavator	Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan +
ArtefactExcavatorNumber	A. 11 +
ArtefactExcavatorType	Amulet +
ArtefactFace	+
ArtefactHeightFull	0.00705 m (0.705 cm, 7.05 mm, 7.05e-6 km, 4.380666e-6 miles, 0.0231 foot, 0.278 inches) +
ArtefactImpression	+
ArtefactLength	19.23 mm (0.757 inches) +
ArtefactLocation	Category:The British Museum +
ArtefactMeasurementComment	Complete +
ArtefactOther	+
ArtefactPhase	ArpMid +
ArtefactReferences	Mallowan and Rose (1935) (Pl. VII(b) & Pl. VI(a) & Fig 51. 4) +
ArtefactReverse	+
ArtefactSide	+
ArtefactSpecificColour	Black +
ArtefactType	Category:Pendant +
ArtefactWeight	0 kg (0 g, 0 stones, 0 lb, 0 onces) +
ArtefactWidth	0.0113 m (1.127 cm, 11.27 mm, 1.127e-5 km, 7.002851e-6 miles, 0.037 foot, 0.444 inches) +
BodyFace	House +
BodyPiercing	Pierced through Body +
BodyReverse	House +
BodyType	Pendant +
DesignGroup	Not a Seal +
DesignSubGroup	Pendant +
ItemCode	AP-008 +
MaterialBasic	Category:Stone +
MaterialSpecific	Category:Unknown Stone +
Period	Halaf +
PhaseComment	Area D is especially ambiguous and was rec … Area D is especially ambiguous and was recorded to contain predominately Halaf burials and occupation, but there is very little information about the first 2.5m where there is mentioned to be Uruk pottery but with no discussion. As such given the form and the Halaf parallels it will be assigned to ArpMid. f parallels it will be assigned to ArpMid. +
SealingType	Not a Sealing +
Site	Category:Arpachiyah +
SiteArea	Category:Arpachiyah Site Areas +
SiteLot	Unassigned +
SiteLotGroup	Unassigned +
SubPeriod	Unknown (Arpachiyah) +
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