| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 166/12 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | VEL-A-4 |
| supposed site of production | Velia / Elea |
| sample taken | 2013, by Babette Bechtold, Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA Trapani |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Lilibeo / Lilybaion Crs. Gramsci 1989 |
| interpretation of context | funerary |
| registration code of context | US 1029-2, MR 171 |
| registration code of object | US 1029-2, MR 171 |
| chronology of context | 320-290 B.C.E. |
Object |
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| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| object form | Amphora |
| object type | Gassner 8 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic 320-290 B.C.E. |
| fragmentation | profile |
| dimensions | diameter: 12.5cm (rim); height: 70cm |
| drawing |
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| publication | Bechtold 1999, 328 tav. XXX,277; Bechtold 2013c, fig. 23,1 pl. 4,1. |
Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-A-4”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“VEL-A-4”
M 6/5
There are 2 more samples assigned to fabric type
“VEL-A-4”.
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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…
