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AKR-A-1, M 179/332, scale bar 0.2mm
AKR-A-1, M 179/332, scale bar 0.5mm
AKR-A-1, M 179/332, 25x
AKR-A-1, M 179/332, 16x
AKR-A-1, M 179/332, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 179/332 |
| fabric type |
AKR-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Agrigento / Akragas |
| 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 |
W3047 |
| registration code of object |
W3047-HA13733 |
| chronology of context |
480-460 BCE |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek, Gassner rim 3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Early Classic 480-460 BC |
| fragmentation |
rim, peg |
| dimensions |
diameter: 11.6cm (rim), 4.4 (peg)cm (base) |
| surface description |
slipped very pale brown 10 YR 8/3 |
| drawing |
|
| photo |
|
| publication |
Bechtold and Vassallo 2025, 304, cat. 430; Bechtold 2020, fig. 3,3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
Brown-reddish clay, fine and depurated with very few visible inclusions of white-yellowish colour and many visible linear fractures |
| colour of fresh break |
5 YR 6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
void form: holes;channel; void length: 0.4-<1.59 |
| inclusions |
length: 0.08-0.40-1.00 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
sporadic, subrounded, spherical, black, 0.16 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, subangular;subrounded;rounded, very elongate;subspherical, grayish white, 0.08-1.00 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, subangular;subrounded;well rounded, subspherical;very spherical, whitish, 0.08-0.36 |
|
mica |
frequent, very angular, elongate;very spherical, shiny |
|
quartz |
infrequent, subrounded, spherical;very spherical, greyish/transparent, 0.04-08-0.16 |
| | 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. 2022, 2, tab. 1. |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 179/332 |
| inventory number |
W3047 HA13733 |
| 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
|
| |
Microstructure
|
| areal distribution |
moderately homogeneous |
| packing (% area) |
high (20-30%) |
| size/granulometry (mm) |
prevalent:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm)
common:
fine (0.1-0.2mm)
rare:
medium (0.2-0.5mm), coarse (0.5-2mm)
|
| maximum grain size (mm) |
0.8 |
| sorting |
scarce-serial |
| roundness |
angular |
| |
Composition
|
| minerals |
prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz
common: Polycrystalline Quartz
sporadic: Orthoclase, Muscovite
rare: Plagioclase, Biotite, Accessory & Heavy Minerals (Glauconite)
|
| other compositional/textural features |
common: 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 |
common: small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm)
|
| voids/pores orientation |
none |
| voids/pores shape |
prevalent: irregular, rounded, cast
|
| |
Newly Formed Phases
|
| newly formed phases |
common: secondary calcite
|
| |
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 |
acceptable |
| refinement of temper/clasts |
sieved natural sand |
| modelling technique/fabrication |
use of wheel |
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