FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/70 |
| fabric type |
ATH-G-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Athens |
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
59/90 |
| registration code of object |
59/90 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
glazed lustrous black glaze, underside of bottom: reserved |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine; some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.25 |
| inclusions |
3%, length: 0.02-0.08 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.08 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0.04-0.06 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, reddish brown, 0.08 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG 11 |
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