Ama 001 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Ama 001

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Vessel Registration Number:

Amathos 1

Site Name

Amathous

Date

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Shape

Grinding bowl/mortarium

Country/Region

Cyprus/Eastern South Coast

Period

Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Arch...

Functional Category

Cooking/Food production

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Description

alluvial/Ophiolitic dark, ss, 20% voids

Thin Section Photos 2

Amathos 1

Grinding bowl/mortarium

Amathous

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Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic I

Amathos 1

Grinding bowl/mortarium

Amathous

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Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic I

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Amathos /

Cyprus /

Inclusions

CC/LS: 20% 300-3000 sa-r, Olivine/pyroxene: 5% 200-1000, sa-a, Several: QZ 20-40 a, OP 30-50 sa

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Amathos M4

Raw Material

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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