Shikhin jar Shapiro 2017 TS1.4 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Shikhin jar Shapiro 2017 TS1.4

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Shikhin jar Shapiro 2017 TS1.4

Site Name

Shikhin

Date

1st c. CE

Shape

Jar, bag-shaped

Country/Region

Israel/Galilee

Period

Early Roman

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

Ferruginous, slightly calcareous matrix with sand-sized, non-plastic inclusions, including sporadic ferruginous ooliths with concentric inner structure and round voids with tiny opaque crust.

Thin Section Photos 1

Shikhin jar Shapiro 2017 TS1.4

Jar, bag-shaped

Shikhin

1st c. CE

Early Roman

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

Shikhin jar Shapiro 2017 TS1.4

Jar, bag-shaped

Shikhin

1st c. CE

Early Roman

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Bet Netofa Valley / Israel, Lower Galilee

Inclusions

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Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

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Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Calcareous/foraminiferous rendzina soil on Upper Cretaceous formations

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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Bibliography

Shapiro, Anastasia. "A Petrographic Study of Roman Ceramic Oil Lamps" Strata 35 (2017), 101-114 , Figure 5.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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