FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/40 |
| fabric type |
ATH-G-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Athens |
| sample taken |
September 1998, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Fortifications, tower B2, south of the tower, trench 4, 1974 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Cup |
| object type |
stemless cup, lipped ringfoot |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
glazed partially thick dull black-glazed and dull red bands |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine; no visible inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
1%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.12 |
| inclusions |
1%, length: 0.02-0.08 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04-0.08 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, subrounded, spherical, white, 0.08-0.1 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.04-0.08 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
06a (former nr.) |
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