FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/90 |
| fabric type |
VEL-G-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Theatre |
| registration code of context |
1193/93 |
| registration code of object |
1119/93 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Open Vessel |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
glazed shining black glaze |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 203 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown to grey, fine; some fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/6-10YR5/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.2 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.02-0.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, orange - rust coloured, 0.04 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| publication (of analysis) |
Gassner et al. 2014, 222-23 |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG05 |
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