| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 119/131 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | VEL-A-3 |
| supposed site of production | Velia / Elea |
| fabric previously published as | Impasto 9 |
| sample taken | 2009, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Tübingen |
Context Data |
|
| site of discovery |
Pantelleria Acropolis Survey |
| registration code of context | PN 04 ACR RIC UT 83.1 |
| registration code of object | PN 04 ACR RIC UT 83.1-19 |
Object |
|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | Gassner 7f |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic 360-320 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation | rim |
| dimensions | diameter: 10cm (rim) |
| surface description | light red 2.5 YR 6/8 |
| drawing |
|
| publication | Bechtold 2013a, cat. 120; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 22,9 pl. 3,8. |
Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-A-3”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“VEL-A-3”
M 6/3
There are 10 more samples assigned to fabric type
“VEL-A-3”.
 |
Fabrics of Velia: The classification of fabrics is based upon the macroscopic analysis of all diagnostic fragments\rof the material of studied contexts of the Austrian excavations. These comprise a context\rof the Early Classical period in the Lower town of Velia...
|
Western Greek and Sardinian Amphorae from Punic Sites in the Southern Mediterranean: New Evidence from Fabric Analysis for Economic Interaction in the Carthaginian Sphere of Influence (6th-3rd century B.C.E.)
|
Transport Amphorae from Velia: IntroductionUntil now the production of transport amphorae in Velia is only confirmed by archaeometric analyses, while evidence for kilns or other indicators of local production are still missing.1 The earliest amphorae produced in Velia appear only in the second quarter of the 5th c. B.C.E. and their production can be followed until the first quarter of the 2nd c. B.C.E
|
Pottery production at Velia: Ceramic raw materials and archaeometric analyses: IntroductionThe local production of pottery, bricks and tiles has been assumed for Velia as well as for many other colonies in Magna Graecia at a rather early stage of research, but the characteristics and the development of this production remained unknown for a long time…
