Shiqmona 008 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Shiqmona 008

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Vessel Registration Number:

Shiqmona B: 236

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

micaceous reddish brown, ss-cs, 10% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Shiqmona B: 236

Amphora

Shiqmona

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Achaemenid Persian

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Vessel Images 1

Shiqmona B: 236

Amphora

Shiqmona

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Achaemenid Persian

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Unknown /

Inclusions

QZ: 25% poorly sorted-bimodal 20-500 a-sr, Mica: 20% 20-400 elong. Some brown, Several: poly-cryst QZ 40-450 sa-a, OP 40-100 sr-r, CC 50-250 sa-sr, Rare: basalt 50-150 sa-sr

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Shiqmona TA2b

Raw Material

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