| object data | fabric description | archaeometry | petrography |
| sample no | M 10/34 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | BNAP-A-8 |
| supposed site of production | Bay of Naples |
| sample taken | July 2003, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Fortifications, wall B, trench 5/98, unit of stratification 525/98 |
| registration code of context | 525/4/98 |
| registration code of object | 525/4/98-124 |
Object |
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| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | Greco-Italic amphora, Gassner rim type 10 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic First quarter of the 2nd c. B.C. |
| fragmentation | rim |
| surface description |
coarse pink, 7.5YR7/4 |
| drawing |
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Distribution of fabric type
“BNAP-A-8”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“BNAP-A-8”
M 10/8
There are 1 more sample assigned to fabric type
“BNAP-A-8”.
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