Sepphoris 77.1490.1 PS | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Sepphoris 77.1490.1 PS

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Vessel Registration Number:

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Site Name

Sepphoris/Zippori

Date

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Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Israel/Galilee

Period

Byzantine

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

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Thin Section Photos 10

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Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Break Photos 2

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Vessel Images 4

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

Sepphoris 77.1490.1

Amphora

Sepphoris/Zippori

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Byzantine

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

Calcareous material, pyroxene, quartz

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Gillett PG 5

Raw Material

Non-calcareous clay

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Associated Petrofabric

Rough Cilicia/red clay/red mafics, foraminifera, limestone, igneous rock

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1)

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman

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Bibliography

De Vincenz, A. "Appendix: Imported Amphorae" Qedem (Forthcoming)
Gillett, G. "A Petrographic Network Analysis of the Distribution of Late Roman 1 Amphorae in the Eastern Mediterranean", M.A., Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, 2023

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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