Safi 405 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Safi 405

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Vessel Registration Number:

Safi Basket: 19/174

Site Name

Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/e...

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Description

marl brown, ds-os, 20% voids, silty-fine

Thin Section Photos 1

Safi Basket: 19/174

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Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

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Vessel Images 1

Safi Basket: 19/174

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Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/early Mamluk, Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

L.Galilee/Jordan /

Inclusions

Grog: 7% 200-1100 sa-a, CC/LS: 5% 40-450 sa-sr, dolomite: 1% 40-250 rhomb, OP: 2% 30-100 sa-r, Several: clay pellets 50-500 sr-r, QZ 30-250 sa-a, mica 30-80 sa-sr

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Safi 21

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Northern Jordan Valley Medieval Handmade ware

1250-1900 CE

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

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