Petrographic sample: Tib (sh) 009

Vessel Registration Number:

Tiberias WC L:106 B:1009 DB:15

Tiberias

14th c. CE

Jug/pitcher

Israel/Galilee

Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Description

The fabric is comprised of marl and shale; it is dark and single-double spaced with ~15% voids. The non-plastic inclusions are: 10% sub-angular to sub-rounded limestone/calcareous concretions (100-550 μm), 10% sub-angular to angular quartz (30-120 μm), 5% sub-angular to sub-rounded shale (80-400 μm); some: sub-angular to sub-rounded reddish serpentine (50-350 μm), rounded foraminifera (30-100 μm).

Thin Section Photos  1


Jug/pitcher
Tiberias
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Break Photos  0

Vessel Images  1


Jug/pitcher
Tiberias
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Petrographic Sample

Western Galilee (?) /

Limestone/calcareous concretions, quartz, shale

Local group 1 (Gabrieli et al 2014)

Marl/shale

Associated Petrofabric

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Associated Ware/Ware Family

11th c. CE - 20th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Ottoman, Ottoman