Al Mina 048 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Al Mina 048

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Vessel Registration Number:

Al Mina B: BM 1995.12-25.30

Site Name

al-Mina

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Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Achaemenid Persian

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Description

Ophiolitic? OP, ss, 10% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Al Mina B: BM 1995.12-25.30

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al-Mina

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Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Unknown /

Inclusions

LS/CC: 15% 40-380 sr-sa-rhomb, QZ: 20-180 sa-a, Mica: 1% 20-80 elong., Several: OP 40-120 sr-r, dolomite? 40-140 rhomb

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Al Mina FW1(c)

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Kelenderis Band-Painted ware

7th-4th BCE

Iron Age III, Achaemenid Persian

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