Petrographic sample: L. 18513 B.1872251

Vessel Registration Number:

Tel Dor L. 18513 B. 187225/1

Tel Dor

Bowl

Israel/Carmel coastal plain

Late Bronze Age II

Description

The clay is iron rich and somewhat micaceous with a few iron concretions. There is 30% silt composed of mainly quartz, but feldspars, micas (mainly biotite) and pyroxene are also present. The inclusions are 20% subangular, well sorted fine sand, mainly quartz and calcareous rock fragments.


 

Thin Section Photos  6

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Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Break Photos  3


Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Vessel Images  2


Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Bowl
Tel Dor
Late Bronze Age II

Petrographic Sample

Egypt- Nile Clay /

50%clay, 30%silt (subangular, well sorted), 15%~20% fine sand (moderately sorted, surrounded)

Egyptian petro fabrics

Silty Loam

Associated Petrofabric

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Associated Ware/Ware Family