FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/11 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-1
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| sample taken |
November 1993, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 4/90 |
| registration code of context |
432/90 |
| registration code of object |
432/90 |
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Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
MGS I |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, granular; some fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
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Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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grey inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.04-0.5 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04 |
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quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.04-0.6 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, 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 |
RVA009 |
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