FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 10/40 |
| fabric type |
CAMP-A-5
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| supposed site of production |
Campania |
| sample taken |
July 2003, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Fortifications, wall B, trench 7/97 |
| registration code of context |
703/97 |
| registration code of object |
703/97-139 |
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Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Greco-Italic Amphorae with stamp of ?]AIOC/]PICT?N |
| fragmentation |
handle |
| surface description |
slipped white,10YR8/2 |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown - reddish yellow; irregular; numerous big brown inclusions and some very big white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR 6/4 - 6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
10%; void form: chambers; void length: 0.025-0.625 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.025-1.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, subspherical, black, 0.025-0.125 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.375 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.075 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125 |
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more inclusions1 |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.025-5 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, subspherical, white;gray;gray, 0.025-0.5 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, subangular, subspherical, reddish brown;rust coloured;reddish brown, 0.025-1.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
PG-C7 |
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