Mafjer 002 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Mafjer 002

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Vessel Registration Number:

IAA: 40.1459/4

Site Name

Jericho, Khirbet el-Mafjer

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Shape

Bowl

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Jordan Valley

Period

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

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Description

dolomitic marl? dark-reddish, ss, 10% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

IAA: 40.1459/4

Bowl

Jericho

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Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

IAA: 40.1459/4

Bowl

Jericho

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Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Samarian foothills? /

Inclusions

Dolomite: 15% 15-50 rhomb, OP: 5% 20-120 sa-sr, Several: QZ 20-70 a, CC 60-100 sr

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Khirbet el- Mafjer 1b?

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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