Petrographic sample: Caesarea Maritima 5925 514 1073 PS

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Caesarea Maritima 5925 514 1073

Caesarea Maritima

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Amphora

Israel/Central Coastal Plain

Late Roman, Byzantine

Transport/Storage

Description

Fabric is a light brown-green with many flecks and areas of mottled red-brown, from iron oxide (?). Silty clay, ca. 10%, comprised of mica and quartz. Aplastic inclusions are subangular, often have iron staining, and demonstrate a bimodal distribution, clustered around 800-900 microns and 150-300 microns. Quartz is the dominante inclusion, plagioiclase feldspare is common, few chert, few pyroxene, very few dark red opaques.

Thin Section Photos  14

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Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Break Photos  4


Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Vessel Images  4


Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Petrographic Sample

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Quartz, feldspar, chert, pyroxene

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Micaceous clay

Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman