FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/102 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-10
|
| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| sample taken |
July 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Acropolis |
| registration code of object |
128/71-12 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, body fragment |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse interior: red colour traces |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, fine; few quartz particles, some reddish brown inclusions, few dark inclusions, micacious |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR8/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
6%; void form: channel; void length: 0.04-0.8 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.04-1.2 |
| sorting |
bimodal: well sorted sand in well sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, angular, spherical, black |
|
foraminifera |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2-0.32 |
|
mica |
infrequent |
|
quartz |
frequent, rounded, subelongate, clear, 0.04-1.2 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0.2-0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA010a |
Cite this page as: FACEM - http://facem.at/m-6-102