FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/115 |
| fabric type |
VEL-REG-G-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia region |
| sample taken |
July 1998, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
24/90 |
| registration code of object |
24/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 3 (425-400 BCE) |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Bowl |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
glazed very dark grey glaze, 5YR3/1 |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 204 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; some fine grey and reddish inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.02-0.4 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.2 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical - subspherical, grey, 0.04-0.08 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical; very elongate, white; dark, 0.02-0.1 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.04-0.08 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
frequent, subangular, spherical - subelongate, reddish brown, 0.04-0.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| publication (of analysis) |
Gassner et al. 2014, 22 |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG04a |
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