FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/96
representative sample for CAL-A-3 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-3
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| 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 Acropolis, archaic houses on the northern edge A.12 |
| registration code of object |
HL II 1, 9155; excavation M. Napoli 1975, box 10 bag 2 |
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Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light pale brown, granular; fine white and red inclusions, some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.25 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.04-0.75 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04-0.25 |
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brown inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, light brown, 0.16-0.7 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.09-0.2 |
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foraminifera |
frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.8-0.2 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical - elongate, white; dark, 0.04-0.2 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.08-0.3 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0.08-0.75 |
| | 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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