| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 2/26 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | VEL-G-4 |
| supposed site of production | Velia / Elea |
| sample taken | July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, trench 4/90 |
| registration code of context | 424/90 |
| registration code of object | 424/90-5 |
Object |
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| ware | Glazed Wares |
| fragmentation | base |
| dimensions | diameter: 8cm (base) |
| surface description |
glazed dull black glaze |
| publication | Gassner 2003, cat. no. IIa.90, pl.16 |
Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-G-4”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“VEL-G-4”
M 2/85
There are 4 more samples assigned to fabric type
“VEL-G-4”.
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The Black Glaze Ware of Velia: Although no kilns had been found up to now, we can assume that Black Glaze ware was produced at Velia on the basis of few misfired pieces at least for the Late Classic to the Early Hellenistic periods
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Pottery production at Velia: Ceramic raw materials and archaeometric analyses: IntroductionThe local production of pottery, bricks and tiles has been assumed for Velia as well as for many other colonies in Magna Graecia at a rather early stage of research, but the characteristics and the development of this production remained unknown for a long time…
