Common use of Shape Clause in Contracts

Shape. Only one pot has been preserved well enough to allow for a reconstruction of the complete shape including the base (P93-308). This severely limits our data on shape and especially size and capacity. Most pots seem to have had a roughly globular slightly closed shape. The contents are easily accessible but the incurving rim prevents spilling when contents are stirred or when they are boiling. No flat or ring base fragments in cooking ware have been found, suggesting that these pots had rounded bases that were not always recognized as such among the body sherds. The rims are rolled over and provide a thin ledge for better grip when moving the pot. Handles are either completely absent, or are small rounded lug handles with elaborate appliqué decorations (only 2 examples, fig. IV.62.a-b). Since only one complete example was found, the ratio between vessel height and maximum diameter is not known. The maximum diameter is below the rim but in the upper half of the vessel. Rim diameters vary widely between 170 and 430 mm. The mean rim diameter is 260 mm (CV = 28%). Size groups could not be distinguished.