FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/133 |
| fabric type |
BNAP-G-1
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| supposed site of production |
Bay of Naples |
| sample taken |
July 1999, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Fortifications |
| registration code of context |
520/1/98 |
| registration code of object |
520/1/98 - 7 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase E (225 -175/150 BCE) |
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Object
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| ware |
Glazed Wares Campana A |
| object form |
Plate |
| object type |
Morel 1310 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 16cm (rim) |
| surface description |
glazed dark gray glaze, shiny |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, granular; no visible inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.2 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.04-0.12 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.12 |
|
brown inclusions |
infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, rusty brown;rusty brown, 0.04-0.08 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, yellow;white, 0.04-0.08 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.08 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.08 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
not establlished |
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