HIM-A-2

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fabric description

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sample no	M 179/327
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
interpretation of context	funerary
registration code of context	W962
registration code of object	W962 - HA11393
chronology of context	520-490 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	profile
dimensions	diameter: 11.6cm (rim), 4 (peg)cm (base); height: 48cm
surface description	slipped thick whitish slip 7.5 YR 8/1
drawing
photo
publication	Bechtold and Vassallo 2025, 296, cat. 396.

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	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	Light reddish-brown clay, very fine and depurated with few, sporadic and small visible inclusions of white-yellowish colour. High percentage of porosity
colour of fresh break	5 YR 6/4
texture of fresh break	fine
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	void form: Vughy;holes;channel; void length: 0.04-1.39 (channel lenght)
inclusions	length: 0.04-08-0.40-1.59 (one singular inclution)
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
calciumcarbonate	frequent, subrounded;well rounded, subspherical;spherical, white, 0.02-04-0.12-16
carbonate pseudomorphoses	very frequent, subangular;rounded, spherical;very spherical, whitish-yellowish, 0.04-08-0.16-36
mica	singular, very small
more inclusions2	singular- Big void with carbonate inside, rounded, subelongate, whitish-greyish, 1.59
more inclusions3	rare, well rounded, very spherical, yellowish, 0.12-16-0.28
quartz	rare, subangular;subrounded, subspherical, white-greyish-transparent, 0.24-0.40
reddish inclusions	rare, subrounded;rounded, subelongate;very spherical, reddish, 0.12-16-0.20

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

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applied method for sample analysis	thin section, chemical analysis
analysis author	Montana/Randazzo
publication (of analysis)	Montana et al. 2020, 4, tab. 1.

object data

fabric description

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petrography

sample number	M 179/327
inventory number	W962 HA11393
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	not homogeneous
packing (% area)	very low (<3%)
size/granulometry (mm)	common: very fine (0.04-0.1mm) rare: fine (0.1-0.2mm), medium (0.2-0.5mm)
maximum grain size (mm)	0.4
sorting	scarce-serial
roundness	angular
	Composition
minerals	common: Monocrystalline Quartz, Polycrystalline Quartz sporadic: Orthoclase, Muscovite rare: Plagioclase (alteration)
rock fragments	rare: Magmatic (plutonic) (Granitoid), Sedimentary (Sandstone)
other compositional/textural features	rare: 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) rare: large (>1mm)
voids/pores orientation	full
voids/pores shape	prevalent: irregular, vesicular
	Newly Formed Phases
newly formed phases	sporadic: 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