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

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

Ferruginous, slightly silty

Associated Ware/Ware Family

late 3rd-mid 2nd c. BCE

Middle Hellenistic