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Petrographic sample: Hala Sultan Tekke L48-71

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Vessel Registration Number:

HST L48-71

Site Name

Hala Sultan Tekke, Dromolaxia Vizatzia

Date

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Shape

Bottle

Country/Region

Cyprus/Eastern coast

Period

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

Functional Category

Cosmetic/Toilette/Medicine

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Description

fine red fabric with quartz, microcrystalline calcite and dark-red opaque inclusions

Thin Section Photos 4

HST L48-71

Bottle

Hala Sultan Tekke

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

HST L48-71

Bottle

Hala Sultan Tekke

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

HST L48-71

Bottle

Hala Sultan Tekke

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

HST L48-71

Bottle

Hala Sultan Tekke

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

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Vessel Images 2

HST L48-71

Bottle

Hala Sultan Tekke

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

HST L48-71

Bottle

Hala Sultan Tekke

c.1550 to c.1200 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II, Late Cypriot IIC

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Turkey / Eastern Mediterranean

Inclusions

quartz, microcrystalline calcite, mica and red opaque inclusions

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

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Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Late Bronze Age Red Lustrous Wheelmade wares (RLW)

c. 1550-1200 BCE

Late Bronze Age

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Bibliography

Peter M. Fischer and Teresa Bürge. "Tombs and Offering Pits at the Late Bronze Age Metropolis of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus" Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 377:161 (2017) , Figure Pp. 200.

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