FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/58
representative sample for IG-G-3 |
| fabric type |
IG-G-3
|
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
25/90 |
| registration code of object |
25/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 3 (425-400 BCE) |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Dish |
| object type |
or bowl |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
glazed dark gray, lustrous glaze, metallic reflexions |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine; some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
0.05%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12 |
| inclusions |
0.01% |
| sorting |
well sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
very frequent, rounded, elongate - spherical, black, 0.03-0.08 |
|
foraminifera |
rounded, spherical, white, 0.04 |
|
mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical, white; dark, -0.03 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.15 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.04 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.06 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG 03a |
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