Thing:Sherd
Thing:Sherd node definition.
Description
Nodes with both the "Thing" and "Sherd" labels, representing discrete collections or individual pottery sherds identified and classified by a ceramics specialist. Represented in visualizations by HTML hex color #CA6702: Thing:Sherd with white (#FFFFFF) label text.
Analogy
A row in a "Sherds" spreadsheet or relational database table.
Example
"UJAP.2022.Sherd:U.10.008.026.02"
CIDOC-CRM Mapping
MAYBE include a short summmary here, but leave the details for the designated CIDOC-CRM section.
Node Properties
Basic Properties
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| uid | string | Y | Y | Unique identifier as alphanumeric slug, prepended with “sherd-” | "sherd-ujap-2022-u-10-008-026-02" |
| name | string | Y | Y | Unique name by which this Sherd is known in the database. | "UJAP.2022.Sherd:U.10.008.026.02" |
| description | string | Y | n | Short description of the Sherd recorded by this node. Will almost certainly be unique, but this is not enforced. | "African Red Slip Juglet Rim/Handle" |
TENTATIVE Properties
(these may be changed to edge/relationships with Vocab terms or XX nodes, rather than directly stored as node properties)
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| type | [string list] | Y | n | The type of Sherd, as a string array, recorded by this node entity, selected from the Vocab:SherdType controlled vocabulary. | ["rim", "handle"] |
| wareType | [string list] | Y | n | The ware(s) represented by this Sherd, selected from options defined in Vocab:WareType. Each Sherd may be assigned multiple wareTypes. | ["Ware 2", "Ware 3"] |
| fabricType | [string list] | Y | n | The fabric(s) represented by this Sherd, selected from options defined in Vocab:FabricType. Each Sherd may be assigned multiple fabricTypes. | ["R", "S"] |
| openClose | [string list] | Y | n | Is the Sherd(s) recorded here an Open or Closed form? One or both options may be selected. | ["Open", "Closed"] |
| formType | [string] | Y | n | The form(s) represented by this Sherd, selected from options defined in Vocab:FormType. Each Sherd may be assigned multiple formTypes. | ["JA", "CP"] |
| surfaceTreatmentType | [string] | Y | n | The surfaceTreatment(s) of the Sherd recorded here, selected from options defined in Vocab:TreatmentType. Each Sherd may be assigned multiple surfaceTreatmentTypes. | ["slip", "incised", "combed"] |
| manufactureType | [string] | Y | n | The manufactureType(s) of the Sherd recorded here, selected from options defined in Vocab:ManufactureType. Each Sherd may be assigned multiple manufactureTypes. | ["hand", "wheel"] |
| periodProduction | [string list] | n | n | Whenever possible, an informed determination of the cultural period(s) in which this Sherd was produced, selected from choices in Vocab:CulturalPeriod as a string array. | ["Late Roman", "Early Byzantine"] |
| dateProductionEarliest | string (edtf) | n | n | Whenever possible, an informed determination of the earliest reasonably possible date for the production of this Sherd, in extended date-time format (level 0/1 supported). | "0300" for AD 300 |
| dateProductionLatest | string (edtf) | n | n | Whenever possible, an informed determination of the latest reasonably possible date for the production of this Sherd, in extended date-time format (level 0/1 supported). | "0600" for AD 600 |
System/Audit Properties
(these are not required/enforced by Neo4j but are populated via the UJAP Database web application; these could also be handled—perhaps more simply—by edge/relationship to AuditEvent nodes)
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| proposedAt | datetime | n | n | Timestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation) | "2026-01-30T02:39:15.638Z" |
| proposedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record | "person@email.com" |
| approvedAt | datetime | n | n | Timestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation) | "2026-01-30T12:47:15.638Z" |
| approvedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record | "person@email.com" |
| committedAt | datetime | n | n | of node entity COMMIT (i.e., formal approval/ publishing to database by an admin). | "2026-01-31T02:41:56.043Z" |
| committedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who COMMITTED this node entity. | "person@email.com" |
Relationships (outgoing)
( :Thing:Sherd )
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( :Thing:Note )
Relationships (incoming)
( :Thing:Note )
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( :Thing:Sherd )