GZ 001 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: GZ 001

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Vessel Registration Number:

Gezer VII.46.167

Site Name

Gezer

Date

10th c. BCE

Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Israel/Shephelah

Period

Iron Age IIB

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

Dark brown Inactive, dark, ds, 30% voids, poorly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Gezer VII.46.167

Amphora

Gezer

10th c. BCE

Iron Age IIB

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 20%, bimodal, 10-60 a, 100-400 sr-a, several: LS 50-120 sa, mica 20-80 sa.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Gezer A1a

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Late Philistine Decorated Ware (Ashdod Ware)

1000 BCE - 586 BCE

Iron Age II

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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