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HIM-A-2, M 179/161, scale bar 0.2mm
HIM-A-2, M 179/161, scale bar 0.5mm
HIM-A-2, M 179/161, 25x
HIM-A-2, M 179/161, 16x
HIM-A-2, M 179/161, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 179/161 |
| fabric type |
HIM-A-2
|
| 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 Ovest |
| registration code of context |
W3992 |
| registration code of object |
W3992 - HA16498 |
| chronology of context |
510-490 BCE |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek, Gassner rim 3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Late Archaic 520-490 BC |
| fragmentation |
rim, peg |
| dimensions |
diameter: 9.6cm (rim), 3.5 (peg)cm (base) |
| surface description |
slipped pinkish slip 7.5 YR 8/3 |
| drawing |
|
| photo |
|
| publication |
Bechtold and Vassallo 2025, 296, cat. 394. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
Pinkish-orange clay with light brown core; very fine and depurated with no visible inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5 YR 6/8 - 5 YR 6/8 (laterals); 7.5 YR 5/4 (heart) |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
void form: channel;vughy; void length: 0.04-0.95-1.00 (channel lenght) |
| inclusions |
length: 0.04-1.00 |
| sorting |
well sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, rounded, ovoidal, black, 0.08-/ |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, subrounded;rounded, subspherical;spherical, white, 0.08-0.16 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, subrounded;rounded, elongate;subspherical;spherical, white-yellowish, 0.04-08-0.12- 0.40 (rare) |
|
mica |
sporadic, angular;subangular, subspherical, shiny, 0.04-0.06 |
|
quartz |
sporadic, angular;subrounded, subspherical, Grey-shiny, 0.12-0.20 |
|
reddish inclusions |
singular, rounded, subspherical, reddish, 0.04-0.06 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section |
| analysis author |
Montana/Randazzo |
| publication (of analysis) |
Montana et al. 2020, 4, tab. 1. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 179/161 |
| inventory number |
W3992 HA16498 |
| 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 |
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Temper Grains
|
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Microstructure
|
| areal distribution |
moderately homogeneous |
| packing (% area) |
low (3-10%) |
| size/granulometry (mm) |
common:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm)
sporadic:
fine (0.1-0.2mm), medium (0.2-0.5mm)
|
| maximum grain size (mm) |
0.4 |
| sorting |
scarce-serial |
| roundness |
angular |
| |
Composition
|
| minerals |
prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz
common: Polycrystalline Quartz
sporadic: Muscovite
rare: Plagioclase
|
| rock fragments |
sporadic: Magmatic (plutonic) (Granitoid), Sedimentary (Sandstone)
|
| other compositional/textural features |
sporadic: Microfossils, Micritic Clots
|
| quartz grains |
angular |
| |
Groundmass
|
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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 |
full |
| voids/pores shape |
prevalent: irregular, vesicular, cast
|
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Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
|
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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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