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HIM-A-1, M 179/166, scale bar 0.2mm
HIM-A-1, M 179/166, scale bar 0.5mm
HIM-A-1, M 179/166, 25x
HIM-A-1, M 179/166, 16x
HIM-A-1, M 179/166, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 179/166 |
| fabric type |
HIM-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Himera |
| sample taken |
February 2018, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Himera Necropoli Ovest |
| registration code of context |
W3647 |
| registration code of object |
W3647 - HA14044 |
| chronology of context |
550-525 BCE |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek, Gassner rim 1 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Archaic 550-520 BC |
| fragmentation |
profile |
| dimensions |
diameter: 15.3cm (rim), 5.6, (peg)cm (base); height: 51cm |
| surface description |
slipped pinkish slip 7.5 YR 8/3 |
| drawing |
|
| photo |
|
| publication |
Bechtold and Vassallo 2025, 293, 296, cat. 389; Bechtold 2020, fig. 2,1; Bechtold et al. 2019, 5, fig. 3,1. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
Brown colour clay with a good amount of visible inclusions of white-yellowish colour; carbonatic matrix |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5 YR 5/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
void form: Spongy;Channel;Vughy; void length: 0.16-0.60 |
| inclusions |
length: 0.08-0.67 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded;well rounded, very spherical, yellowish-white, 0.04-0.48 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, angular;subangular, spherical;very spherical, yellowish, 0.08-16-0.20 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, shiny, 0.03 |
|
more inclusions2 |
singular, angular, subspherical, orange-reddish, 0.08-0.20 |
|
quartz |
diffuse, angular;subangular;subrounded, subspherical;spherical, Greyish-trasparent-whitish, 0.12-0.40 |
| | 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., fig. 2,A-B. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 179/166 |
| inventory number |
W3647 HA14044 |
| 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 |
not homogeneous |
| packing (% area) |
medium (10-20%) |
| size/granulometry (mm) |
frequent:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm)
common:
fine (0.1-0.2mm), medium (0.2-0.5mm)
|
| maximum grain size (mm) |
0.5 |
| sorting |
scarce-serial |
| roundness |
angular |
| |
Composition
|
| minerals |
prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz
common: Polycrystalline Quartz, Orthoclase, Muscovite
sporadic: Plagioclase
|
| rock fragments |
rare: Magmatic (plutonic) (Granitoid)
|
| other compositional/textural features |
common: Microfossils, Micritic Clots
|
| quartz grains |
angular |
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Groundmass
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Texture
|
| texture |
moderately homogeneous patchy: common |
| optical activity |
inactive |
| degree of sintering |
well sintered |
| |
Porosity
|
| voids/pores abundance (area) |
low (<10%) |
| voids/pores size |
prevalent: tiny (<0.01mm), small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm)
|
| voids/pores orientation |
partial |
| voids/pores shape |
prevalent: irregular, vesicular, cast
|
| |
Newly Formed Phases
|
| newly formed phases |
common: secondary calcite
|
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Clay Composition
|
| clay composition |
ca-rich |
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Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
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Interpretation
|
| firing temperature |
well fired |
| refinement of raw clay |
bad |
| refinement of temper/clasts |
sieved natural sand |
| modelling technique/fabrication |
use of wheel |
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