| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 119/137 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | VEL-A-2 |
| 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 |
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| site of discovery |
Pantelleria Acropolis Excavation |
| registration code of context | ACR 03, II, 541 |
| registration code of object | ACR 03, II, 541-26 |
| chronology of context | Early Imperial |
Object |
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| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | Late Graeco-Italic |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic 180-130 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation | rim |
| dimensions | diameter: 12.4cm (rim) |
| drawing |
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| publication | Bechtold 2013a, cat. 124; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 22,8. |
Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-A-2”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“VEL-A-2”
M 6/84
There are 18 more samples assigned to fabric type
“VEL-A-2”.
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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...
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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.)
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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
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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…
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Anfore e ceramica acroma dall'avamposto militare di Monte Turcisi (CT). Uno studio preliminare sulle provenienze: IntroduzioneIl modesto rilievo collinare alto 303 m, denominato Monte Turcisi, si trova al confine settentrionale della Piana di Catania e ricade oggi nel comune di Castel Di Iudica, in provincia della città etnea. Le strutture di interesse archeologico su di esso affiornati riguardano principalmente i resti relatvi ad una fortezza militare di epoca greca e di un eremo del XVII sec. d.C.
