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HIM-A-1, M 179/150, scale bar 0.2mm
HIM-A-1, M 179/150, scale bar 0.5mm
HIM-A-1, M 179/150, 25x
HIM-A-1, M 179/150, 16x
HIM-A-1, M 179/150, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 179/150 |
| fabric type |
HIM-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Himera |
| sample taken |
February 2018, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Himera
Necropoli Est |
| registration code of context |
RO1352 |
| registration code of object |
RO1352 - HA7715 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek, Gassner rim 2 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Archaic
540-520 BC |
| fragmentation |
rim, neck, peg |
| dimensions |
diameter: 13.4cm (rim), 5.5 (peg)cm (base) |
| surface description |
slipped
thick whitish slip 7.5 YR 8/1 |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Bechtold and Vassallo 2025, 296, cat. 390. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
Light brown colour with visible and diffuse inclusions of white colour and one red, of small and medium size |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5 YR 6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.44 |
| inclusions |
length: 0.04-08-0.48 |
| sorting |
poorly-sorted silt/bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black iron oxide concretions |
singular (iron?), angular, spherical, red-blackish, /-/ |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, subrounded;rounded;well rounded, very sherical;subspherical;very spherical, whitish/yellowish, 0.08-0.32 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, angular;subangular;rounded, subelongate;spherical;very spherical, yellow-whitish, 0.04-0.48 |
|
reddish inclusions |
sporadic, angular;rounded;well rounded, spherical, reddish (dark or orangish), 0.08-0.48 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, chemical analysis |
| analysis author |
Montana/Randazzo |
| publication (of analysis) |
Montana et al. 2020, 4, tab. 1, fig. 2,C |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 179/150 |
| inventory number |
RO1352 HA7715 |
| name of author |
Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo |
| institution of author |
Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM) - University of Palermo |
| contact information of author |
giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unipa.it |
| |
Temper Grains
|
| |
Microstructure
|
| areal distribution |
moderately homogeneous |
| packing (% area) |
low (3-10%) |
| size/granulometry (mm) |
common:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
rare:
medium (0.2-0.5mm)
|
| maximum grain size (mm) |
0.3 |
| sorting |
scarce-serial |
| roundness |
angular |
| |
Composition
|
| minerals |
prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz
common: Polycrystalline Quartz, Muscovite
sporadic: Orthoclase, Plagioclase
rare: Accessory & Heavy Minerals (Glauconite, Iron oxides)
|
| rock fragments |
common: Magmatic (plutonic) (Granitoid), Sedimentary (Sandstone)
|
| other compositional/textural features |
sporadic: Microfossils, Micritic Clots
|
| quartz grains |
angular |
| |
Groundmass
|
| |
Texture
|
| texture |
moderately homogeneous patchy: sporadic |
| optical activity |
inactive |
| degree of sintering |
well sintered |
| |
Porosity
|
| voids/pores abundance (area) |
medium (10-30%) |
| voids/pores size |
prevalent: small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm)
|
| voids/pores orientation |
partial |
| voids/pores shape |
prevalent: irregular, vesicular
|
| |
Newly Formed Phases
|
| newly formed phases |
frequent: secondary calcite
|
| |
Clay Composition
|
| clay composition |
ca-rich |
| |
Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
|
| |
Interpretation
|
| firing temperature |
well fired |
| refinement of raw clay |
acceptable |
| refinement of temper/clasts |
sieved natural sand |
| modelling technique/fabrication |
use of wheel |
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production
discovery
M 179/158
