Petrographic sample: Meiar 4569 TS

Vessel Registration Number:

Mei'ar 4569

Mei'ar

2nd c. BCE

Jar

Israel/Galilee

Middle Hellenistic

Transport/Storage

Description

Within the matrix, tempers are badly sorted and coarse in size, with grains averaging 2.5 mm across but as large as 8 mm. Firing
temperatures range between 650 and 700 ºC.

Thin Section Photos  1


Jar
Mei'ar
2nd c. BCE
Middle Hellenistic

Break Photos  0

Vessel Images  2


Jar
Mei'ar
2nd c. BCE
Middle Hellenistic

Jar
Mei'ar
2nd c. BCE
Middle Hellenistic

Petrographic Sample

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mixtures of chalk, limestone, shells, fossils, terra rossa soil balls, ferruginous shale

Ferruginous, slightly silty

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

late 3rd-mid 2nd c. BCE

Middle Hellenistic