Pop, Dan: The Middle Bronze Age Settlement of Petea-Csengersima (Satu Mare, 2009)
III. Archaeological inventory and interpretation of the Middle Bronze Age features
shapes of the vessel: one with evenly thickened margins, round at the upper part and outcurving. The rim diameter exceeds the maximum diameter of the slightly bulged body (PI. 62/1). The second one had conical shape, resembling very much the pots of the type 1.7. All samples had a socketed belt in relief under the rim, but there was one situation with an oval knob, laid horizontally. There were several fragments of such vessels originating from the inferior part of the legs, with the foot marked by some small, oblique fluting, most likely that they had the role to adhere the vessel to the soil (PI. 26/10-11; 30/6; 45/4; 65/11), or plain fragments (PI. 6/1; 10/1-2; 11/9; 15/1-2; 33/1; 38/1; 40/9; 45/3; 49/7; 53/1; 62/2, 4; 70/1-2). We also have some fragments from the legs and the belt that surrounded the vessel between the two legs (PI. 2/1; 3/4-5; 6/2; 8/3; 11/10; 15/3-6; 16/7; 17/2; 20/5-7; 22/5; 26/12; 27/6-7; 30/5, 8; 33/2-3, 7; 38/2; 40/8; 41/9; 45/ 1-2, 5; 49/8-10; 52/7; 53/11; 62/3, 5; 70/3-5, 7-8). It is noticeable that one of the fragments of the foot was decorated on one side with shallow grooves (PI. 38/2). VIII. Lids Several fragments from PI. 14/5; 34/6; 49/6 could belong to some conical lids. They lacked decorations and were made of intermediary fabric. IX. 1. Other clay objects IX. 1. Three fragments of miniature wheels made of fired clay, with hub either on one side or on both sides (PI. 62/6-7); undecorated. IX.2. Five fragments of clay weighs. Two of them were conical, of which only the inferior part is still preserved (PI. 6/3, 34/7) and three fragments in the shape of pyramids were perforated at the upper part (PI. 38/5-8). IX.3. Fragments of the so-called „ember coverer” fit with three protuberances (handles) laid symmetrical at the upper part (PI. 49/11; and likely 5/8). IX. 4. Objects with unclear function: one object with rectaftgular section with one end in the shape of pyramid (PI. 21/5). One piece of fired clay, quasi-rectangular in section (pi. 54/6) and a triangular fragment, which had fluting on one side, the other side was semi-circular, undecorated (PI. 38/4). X. Stone objects X.l. A part of a stone mould with two valves of the vessel, most likely used for moulding bronze needles. X.2. Obsidian blade (pi. 70/10). X.3. Several fragments of various dimensions that originated from stone grinders. The pottery from Csengersima was decorated by ornaments in relief, made by incision, with fluting and rice grain impressions, and slightly grooved. The relief decorations were characteristic of the coarse fabric, and they helped restoring simple belts32 and rarely doublebelts33 laid under the rim; small, conical34 and oval35 knobs, or oval, socketed36 knobs; animal motifs in relief on the inside part of the handles37 38 or anthropomorphic motifs (?) in the same association . Very frequent were the impressions in the shape of rice grain on the vessel rims, either they were pots, cups or tureens/bowls39 and rarely, they were situated in the inferior part of the body40, or on the body41. Small circular or oval impressions on the body of the vessels were rarely met42. 32 PI.1/1,6; 5/1; 7/1,3; 16/1; 17/1; 18/1-4; 24/1; 25/1-3; 27/1; 28/1-2; 31/1, 3; 34/1; 36/1-2; 40/2; 41/1-2; 43/6-9; 46/1-5/, 52/1,4-5; 53/3; 59/1-4; 62/1; 63/2; 65/3; 68/1-2. 33 PI.43/10. 34 Pl.l 1/5; 48/15; 59/2. 35 Pl.65/3; 68/1-2. 36 Pl.54/1; 55/7. 37 PI. 14/7; 47/3; 50/1; 58/5. 38 PI.2/3 39 PI. 1/2, 8; 5/3; 8/2; 9/3; 11/3; 12/1-2; 14/1-2; 17/7; 20/1; 22/3; 24/2; 25/6-10; 26/1-2; 27/1,8; 29/5-6; 33/8; 34/5; 35/3-5; 36/6-7; 37/1-2; 40/1; 42/1-2; 48/1-2; 50/4; 52/6, 8; 53/1-2; 54/4, 8; 58/4; 60/l-2;63/l; 65/1-2; 66/1,4; 68/9-10; 69/4-5. 40 Pl.l 1/6. 17
