FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 10/4 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 3, 1992, by Hannah Liko, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Insula II, room 10, ditch for the foundation |
| registration code of context |
349/42 |
| registration code of object |
349/92-12 |
| chronology of context |
residual in Roman context |
| |
Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, Gassner's rim 3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
slipped pink, 5YR8/3 |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
light red, granular; numerous fine to large white particles, some medium-sized brown and dark gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
10R6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.24 |
| inclusions |
3.5%, length: 0.16-4.6 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, black |
|
foraminifera |
singular, snail, white, 2.8 |
|
mica |
singular |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.16-0.16 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, red, 0.08-4.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
b |
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