'Akko/Acre

332 BCE - 63 BCE

Bowl

Israel/Northern Coastal Plain

Hellenistic

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The matrix is marly clay & quartz calcareous sand. Characterized by little ferruginous calcareous marl matrix tempered with coastal sand. The sand is composed by very well sorted fine-grained 0.1-0.3 mm rounded to sub-angular quartz, with lesser quantities of rounded grains of limestone and aquatic shells' fragments. Plagioclase, chert and heavy minerals are very rare. Single coarse (0.5-1.0 mm) inclusions of limestone, shells fragments and nodules of silty ferruginous clay (possibly Terra Rossa) could accidently enter the paste. The temper composes 15-20 percent of the sherds' volume. Firing temperature estimated 750ºC.

Israel/Northern Coastal Plain ferruginous/quartz and biogenic sand