Petrographic sample: Giza MFA 13.5638 PS

Vessel Registration Number:

Giza MFA 13.5638

Giza

26th c. BCE

Jar

Egypt/Delta/Lower Egypt

4th Dynasty

Transport/Storage

Description

Colour PPL: red
Colour XPL: red
Frequency of Inclusions (estimated): 30%
Sorting: fair
Size Range: very fine to very coarse
Shape Range: angular to subrounded
Main Inclusions: quartz, micritic limestone (some with dolomite), chert (few with dolomite), iron oxides,
Additional Inclusions Present: dolomite, clay pellets (Terra Rossa), ARF, opaques, chalcedony, geode quartz
Comments: iron-rich and calcareous clay; possibly sand temper; probably fired between 800°C and 850°C

Thin Section Photos  2


Jar
Giza
26th c. BCE
4th Dynasty

Jar
Giza
26th c. BCE
4th Dynasty

Break Photos  1


Jar
Giza
26th c. BCE
4th Dynasty

Vessel Images  2


Jar
Giza
26th c. BCE
4th Dynasty

Jar
Giza
26th c. BCE
4th Dynasty

Petrographic Sample

Coastal Lebanon /

quartz, micritic limestone (some with dolomite), chert (few with dolomite), iron oxides, dolomite, clay pellets (Terra Rossa), ARF, opaques, chalcedony, geode quartz

Upper and Lower Cretaceous

P200

iron-rich and calcareous clay

Associated Ware/Ware Family

c. 3050-2200 BCE

Early Bronze Age II, Early Bronze Age III