GZ 007 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: GZ 007

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Vessel Registration Number:

Gezer P1202

Site Name

Gezer

Date

11th c. BCE

Shape

Krater

Country/Region

Israel/Shephelah

Period

Iron Age IB

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

Dark brown? Inactive, dark, ss, 10% voids, poorly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Gezer P1202

Krater

Gezer

11th c. BCE

Iron Age IB

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 35%, moderately sorted, 15-70 a, several: LS 60-250 sr, few ferrous LS, rare: mica 20-40 sa, feldspar 20-40 sa.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Gezer D1

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Philistine II: Iron Age Bichrome ware

1150 BCE - 1000 BCE

Iron Age I

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