Petrographic sample: Mag B.4553_3

Vessel Registration Number:

Magdala B.4553_3

Magdala

late 2nd-1st c. BCE

Krater

Israel/Galilee

Late Hellenistic

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Description

The fabric is clayey reddish in PPL with some microfossils;  ooidal ironstones and opaque minerals. The silt  (~25%) is composed of mostly calcareous fragments and quartz and occasional feldspars. The inclusions are scarce, ~5% of sub-rounded calcareous rock fragments.

Thin Section Photos  6

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Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Break Photos  1


Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Vessel Images  4


Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Krater
Magdala
late 2nd-1st c. BCE
Late Hellenistic

Petrographic Sample

sub-rounded calcareous rock fragments.

Clay (reddish)

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Associated Ware/Ware Family

1st c. BCE-1st c. CE

Early Roman