FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/56
representative sample for CAL-A-2 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II |
| registration code of context |
674/92 |
| registration code of object |
674/92-1 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
very pale brown, granular; some white and dark inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
6%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-1 |
| inclusions |
8%, length: 0.08-0.8 |
| sorting |
well sorted sand in different compositions |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, elongate, black |
|
foraminifera |
very frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2-0.6 |
|
mica |
infrequent |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.4-0.8 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 2.64-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA010 |
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