FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 10/5 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-2
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| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
September 10, 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 |
3006/92 |
| registration code of object |
3006/92-8 |
| chronology of context |
residual in Roman context |
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Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
MGS IV (A) |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 13cm (rim) |
| 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 |
yellowish red, granular; some fine to medium-sized white particles, few brown inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
4%; void form: channel; void length: 0.08-0.6 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.2-0.8 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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mica |
infrequent |
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quartz |
very frequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.2-0.8 |
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reddish inclusions |
singular, rounded, spherical, red |
| | 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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