FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 79/62
representative sample for ION-ADR-A-2 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-2
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Butrint / Buthrotum |
| registration code of object |
BK 1986 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
MGS I similar |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| drawing |
|
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pale yellow, fine; few large darkbrown inclusions, less mica |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR7/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.08 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.02-0.7 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, rusty brown to dark brown, 0.04-0.6 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical, dark grey, 0.04-0.08 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, very elongate;spherical, white;dark, 0.02-0.08 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, very angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.08-0.12 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, very angular, spherical, yellowish red, 0.08-0.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
A 4 |
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