FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 154/51 |
| fabric type |
VEL-A-2
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| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
2011, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Selinunte / Selinus |
| interpretation of context |
sacred |
| registration code of context |
saggio L, US 1 fond |
| registration code of object |
saggio L, US 1 fondo, P10.183 |
| chronology of context |
310-290 B.C.E. |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
MGS III/Gassner 8a |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic 330-280 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 12.6cm (rim) |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Bechtold 2013c, fig. 21,5. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
colour brown, reddish brown, texture coarse, numerous, fine to large inclusions: white, grey, brown, mica, voids |
| colour of fresh break |
exterior and interior red 2.5 YR 5/6, core weak red 2.5 YR 4/2 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-1.6 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: <0.04-1.2 |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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black inclusions |
very frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.4 |
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mica |
infrequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
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quartz |
very frequent, rounded,subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, elongate, very elongate, white, grey, clear, 0.04-1.2 |
|
reddish inclusions |
singular, well rounded, spherical, redish brown, 0.32 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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