Petrographic sample: Caesarea Maritima 7182 212 1329 PS

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Caesarea Maritima 7182 212 1329

Caesarea Maritima

Amphora

Israel/Central Coastal Plain

Late Roman, Byzantine

Transport/Storage

Description

Fabric is brown-green (PPL), calcareous, and has little silt. Rare silt is quartz and ferruginous material. (m)c:f:v of (m)15:1:5. Aplastic inclusions are subangular and moderately sorted, ranging from medium (300 microns) to very fine (70 microns) sand sized grains. Inclusions: rounded degraded calcareous material is dominant, fine grained red inclusions are frequent, chert, mica, quartz.

Thin Section Photos  7

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Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Break Photos  3


Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Vessel Images  6

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Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
Late Roman, Byzantine

Petrographic Sample

Calcareous rock fragments, chert, mica

Gillett PG 9

Calcareous clay

Associated Petrofabric

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Associated Ware/Ware Family

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman