| object data | fabric description | archaeometry | petrography |
| sample no |
M 10/27  representative sample for BNAP-A-10 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | BNAP-A-10 |
| supposed site of production | Bay of Naples |
| sample taken | June 2003, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Fortifications, wall B, trench 6/98, unit of stratification 605/98 |
| registration code of context | 605/98 |
| registration code of object | 605/98-4 |
Object |
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| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | Greco-Italic amphora, Gassner rim type 10 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic Last third of the 3rd c. B.C. |
| fragmentation | rim |
| dimensions | diameter: 10cm (rim) |
| surface description |
smoothed pink, 5YR7/4 |
| drawing |
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Distribution of fabric type
“BNAP-A-10”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“BNAP-A-10”
M 10/27
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Pottery Production in the Bay of Naples Problems, History of Research and Current Strategies: For more than a thousand years the Bay of Naples was not only one of the most important and dynamic areas of the antique Mediterranean, but also a region well known for its production of pottery
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Fabrics of Western Greek Amphorae from Campania and from the Bay of Naples: IntroductionIn the last decennium our knowledge of the pottery production in the Bay of Naples has increased significantly and this is also valid for the production of transport amphorae. Of particular importance is the monographic study of Hellenistic amphorae from Ischia and from a series of shipwrecks …
