FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/55
representative sample for IG-C-1 |
| fabric type |
IG-C-1
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| fabric previously published as |
GK 2 |
| sample taken |
1991, 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 |
38/88 |
| registration code of object |
38/88-3 |
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Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Dish |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| publication |
Gassner 2003, 350, colour pl. 4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish brown, irregular; many white and some gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
15%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.4 |
| inclusions |
25%, length: 0.08-0.6 |
| sorting |
well sorted sand in different compositions |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2-0.6 |
|
mica |
infrequent |
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quartz |
riddled with, angular, subelongate, white; clear, 0.08-0.4 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0.2-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK09 |
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