Al Mina 055 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Al Mina 055

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Vessel Registration Number:

Al Mina B: BM 1996.12-12.2

Site Name

al-Mina

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Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Achaemenid Persian

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Description

micaceous? dark, reddish-brown, ss-ds, 10% voids, silty-fine

Thin Section Photos 1

Al Mina B: BM 1996.12-12.2

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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

QZ: 10% 20-120 sa-a, Shale: 5% 50-850 sa-r, Mica: 5% 20-100 elong., OP: 3% 30-150 sr-r, Several: CC/LS 30-280 sa-sr, pellets 40-450 sr-r

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Al Mina FW1

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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