Egypt/Delta/Lower Egypt
4th Dynasty
Transport/Storage
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
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