FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 37/6 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-5
|
| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| fabric previously published as |
IA 4 |
| sample taken |
July 1995 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Ischia / Pithekoussai Scarico Gosetti |
| registration code of object |
Pithekoussai, sg 89 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, Gassner's rim 3 |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Di Sandro 1986, 40, sg 89, pl. 8; Gassner 2003, 194, tab. 16 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink,granular; many fine white inclusions, singular mid-sized dark red inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; void length: 0.4 |
| inclusions |
12%, length: 0.36-0.4 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, angular, spherical, black |
|
quartz |
riddled with, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, 0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RISA 1a |
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