AP 003 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: AP 003

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Vessel Registration Number:

Aphek 49143/1

Site Name

Aphek

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Shape

Krater

Country/Region

Israel/Central Coastal Plain

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

Loess Carbonate, slightly active, os, 20% voids, highly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Aphek 49143/1

Krater

Aphek

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Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 15%, bimodal, 10-50 a, 150-350 sr, several: OP 20-50 sr, rare: LS 40-80 sa, chalk 120-150 r, feldspar 30-80 a.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Aphek B1

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Philistine II: Iron Age Bichrome ware

1150 BCE - 1000 BCE

Iron Age I

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