FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/118 |
| fabric type |
VEL-G-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
July 1998, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
57/90 |
| registration code of object |
57/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 2 (450-425 BCE) |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Bowl |
| object type |
foot |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
glazed black glaze |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 203 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; some grey, red and white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: chambers; void length: 0.04-0.8 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.04-0.8 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.08-0.28 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.12 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04-0.6 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0.12-0.8 |
|
white inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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