FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 8/4
representative sample for CAL-CBM-3 |
| fabric type |
CAL-CBM-3
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| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| sample taken |
November 1993, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II |
| registration code of context |
3047/92 |
| registration code of object |
3047/92 |
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Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
very pale brown, irregular; many medium-sized to large gray inclusions, many medium-sized white particles, fine dark mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.25 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.04-3 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, black |
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brown inclusions |
frequent, angular, subspherical, rusty brown, 0.12-0.8 |
|
mica |
frequent, 0.04-0.4 |
|
quartz |
riddled with, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.25-1.6 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, angular, subspherical, dark brown, 0.4-3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVZ04 |
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