LIL-A-2

object data

fabric description

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sample no	M 169/9 representative sample for LIL-A-2
fabric type	LIL-A-2
supposed site of production	Lilibeo / Lilybaion
sample taken	July 2013, by Babette Bechtold, Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA Trapani
	Context Data
site of discovery	Lilibeo / Lilybaion Via Cicerone 1990, tomba 65
interpretation of context	funerary
registration code of context	T. 65-1, MR 9955
registration code of object	T. 65-1, MR 9955
chronology of context	350-300 B.C.E.
	Object
ware	Transport Amphorae
object form	Amphora
object type	Toti T18 / Ramón T-4.2.2.1
chronology of object	Punic-Middle Punic 390-330 B.C.E.
fragmentation	rim
drawing
publication	Bechtold 1999, 342, pl. XXXIII,289.

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	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	colour red and reddish brown, texture middle fine and compact, numerous small and sporadically large inclusions: white, grey, voids
colour of fresh break	red 10 R 5/8, light reddish brown 5 YR 6/3
texture of fresh break	irregular
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	7.5%; void form: channel, vughy; void length: 0.06 (channel), 0.08 (vughy)-1.2 (channel, vughy)
inclusions	25%, length: <0.04-0.9, 1x2.8
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	infrequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.4
calciumcarbonate	frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.6
carbonate pseudomorphoses	frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish white, white, 0.06-2.8
mica	infrequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04
quartz	very frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, clear, reddish brown, 0.04-0.6
reddish inclusions	singular, very spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.48

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fabric description

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applied method for sample analysis	thin section, chemical analysis
analysis author	Giuseppe Montana

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

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sample number	M 169/9
inventory number	Via Cicerone 1990, T. 65-1
name of author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
institution of author	Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM) - University of Palermo
contact information of author	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unipa.it
	Temper Grains
	Microstructure
areal distribution	moderately homogeneous
packing (% area)	very high (>30%)
size/granulometry (mm)	prevalent: medium (0.2-0.5mm) common: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
maximum grain size (mm)	0.4 mm
sorting	scarce-serial
roundness	angular
	Composition
minerals	prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz common: Polycrystalline Quartz sporadic: Orthoclase, Plagioclase rare: Muscovite
rock fragments	sporadic: Sedimentary (Sandstone, Chert)
other compositional/textural features	common: Microfossils, Micritic Clots
quartz grains	angular
	Groundmass
	Texture
texture	moderately homogeneous patchy: common
optical activity	inactive
color (plane polarized light)	brownish
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
voids/pores abundance (area)	medium (10-30%)
voids/pores size	prevalent: small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm)
voids/pores orientation	full
voids/pores shape	prevalent: cast, channels
	Clay Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
	Interpretation
firing temperature	well fired
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper/clasts	sieved natural sand
modelling technique/fabrication	use of wheel