Petrographic sample: Azekah_S42149

Vessel Registration Number:

Tel_Azekah_B42149

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Tel Azekah

1300-1100 BCE

Juglet

Israel/Shephelah

Late Bronze Age III, Iron A...

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Description

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Clay matrix is a fine silty to coarser fabric, moderately homogeneous and constitutes 75% of the petrofabric. Clay is grey, brown and orange under XPL and light to medium brown under PPL. The fabric changes color from light grey to medium brown to orange/brown under XPL the farther to the edge of fabric it approaches, illustrating the noticeable slip applied. Inclusions constitute around 20% of the fabric and are poorly sorted. Feldspars are uncommonly distributed through the fabric, measuring .05 mm to .3 mm and equant/elongated sub-rounded. Present lithic fragments include both siltstones and sandstones (as well as clasts of altered sandstones), ranging from .05 mm to .2 mm and sub-rounded in shape. Minerals within the fabric includ...

Thin Section Photos  10

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Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Break Photos  3


Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Vessel Images  2


Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Juglet
Tel Azekah
1300-1100 BCE
Late Bronze Age III, Iron Age IA

Petrographic Sample

Cyprus /

Cyprus / Troodoos Mountains

Clay

Associated Petrofabric

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Associated Ware/Ware Family

c. 1550-1150 BCE

Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II