Property:position

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Property
Description: Describes the location of the inscription on the object.
Type: Text
Allows value: top, bottom, medial, lateral, left, right, front, back, inside, outside, proximal, distal, handle, blade, tang, calotte, rim, neck, wall, shoulder, foot, unknown

Definition

We have tried to keep the numbers of possible values low, which does not only avoid confusion, but also allows the comparison of inscription positions on objects of similar types, e.g. on blades of knives, swords, spatulas. Some values are only useful for certain object types. The used values belong to two different levels:

1. Values for named parts of the object: handle, blade, tang, calotte, rim, neck, wall, shoulder, bottom, foot. For parts of vessels compare the following drawing:

Property position pottery.png

2. Values of general position, which are only useable with objects with a natural or intuitively obvious orientation – generally, such objects are described as they were orientated during usage: rock walls, slabs (as they were put up), vessels (with the base down), articles of habiliment (as worn), horse bronzes, statuettes, bones, instruments. These values can be used on their own or in combination with a value of group 1, to specify the position, e.g. blade, lateral.

top top or upper area
bottom bottom or lower area
medial central area
lateral lateral area on symmetrical objects
left left side or area
right right side or area
front front or face side, upper surface
back back side, lower surface
inside on vessels and helmets
outside on vessels and helmets
proximal on bones: the side closer to the rump; on instruments: the side closer to the hand; on bone points: the side closer to the butt end
distal on bones: the side farther from the rump; on instruments: the side farther from the hand; on bone points: the side closer to the pointed end

Note that in some cases, the inscription itself may determine its own position, e.g. front = side with the inscription on it, on objects whose specific purpose was bearing the inscription (slabs, plaques).

Statistics

Number of pages in the Category:Inscription (319) per "position":

position occurrence  
front
92 28.84 % show list
back
23 7.21 % show list
top
6 1.88 % show list
bottom
79 24.76 % show list
inside
17 5.32 % show list
outside
67 21.00 % show list
neck
0 0.00 % show list
shoulder
6 1.88 % show list
foot
13 4.07 % show list
handle
21 6.58 % show list
rim
22 6.89 % show list
tang
2 0.62 % show list
unknown
15 4.70 % show list
medial
7 2.19 % show list
lateral
4 1.25 % show list
left
12 3.76 % show list
right
18 5.64 % show list
proximal
2 0.62 % show list
distal
0 0.00 % show list
blade
0 0.00 % show list
calotte
0 0.00 % show list
wall
0 0.00 % show list
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