Hakotel 014 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Hakotel 014

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Vessel Registration Number:

Jerusalem Western Wall Plaza L: 3203 B: 35033 DB: 868

Site Name

Jerusalem, HaKotel

Date

12th - 16th c. CE

Shape

Jar

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Crusader-Frankish/Ayyubid/e...

Functional Category

Household/Utility

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Description

motza? slightly active, ss, 15% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Jerusalem Western Wall Plaza L: 3203 B: 35033 DB: 868

Jar

Jerusalem

12th - 16th c. CE

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

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

CC: 15% 50-1500 sa-a, Calcite: 10% 60-1200 a, Dolomite: 5% 40-450 sa-a-rhomb, QZ: 2% 20-120 sa-a, Several: dolostone? 500-900 a-rhomb, chert 50-180 sa-a, OP 70-350 sr-r, FR 30-80 r

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Hakotel 5b

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Central Highlands/Moza clay/Aminadav sand-sized dolomite crystals

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Medieval-Modern Levantine Handmade Unpainted ware

10th c. - 20th c. CE

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

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Bibliography

Gabrieli R.S., Ben-Shlomo D. and Walker B.J. 2014. "Production and Distribution of Geometric-Painted (HMGP) and Plain Hand-Made Wares of the Mamluk Period: A Case Study from Northern Israel, Jerusalem and Hisban" Journal of Islamic Archaeology 1 (2015), 193-229

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