Mafjer 012 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Mafjer 012

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Vessel Registration Number:

IAA: 401477/7

Site Name

Jericho, Khirbet el-Mafjer

Date

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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 opaque, ss-ds, 10% voids, fine

Thin Section Photos 1

IAA: 401477/7

Bowl

Jericho

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Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

IAA: 401477/7

Bowl

Jericho

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Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Samarian foothills? /

Inclusions

Dolomite: 20% 20-120 rhomb, OP: 5% 30-120 sr-r, Chalk/CC: 5% 40-100 sa-sr, Several: QZ 20-50 a

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Khirbet el- Mafjer 1a?

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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