Shiqmona 002 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Shiqmona 002

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Vessel Registration Number:

Shiqmona B: 460/1

Site Name

Shiqmona

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Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Israel/Carmel Mountains

Period

Achaemenid Persian

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

marl dark, ss, 3% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Shiqmona B: 460/1

Amphora

Shiqmona

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Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

Shiqmona B: 460/1

Amphora

Shiqmona

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Achaemenid Persian

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Unknown /

Inclusions

CC/dolomite: 25% 30-100 sr-sa, QZ: 5% 30-200 sa-a, OP: 5% 30-120 sr-r, Rare, feldspar 30-50 sa

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Shiqmona FW1(c)

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Kelenderis Band-Painted ware

7th-4th BCE

Iron Age III, Achaemenid Persian

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