FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/25 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II |
| registration code of context |
410/90 |
| registration code of object |
410/90 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
no type available |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Early Classic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; some large white and numerous fine white and dark inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.16 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.2-1.2 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, angular, subelongate, black |
|
calciumcarbonate |
riddled with, rounded, subelongate, white, 0.2-1.2 |
|
foraminifera |
singular, white, 1.2 |
|
mica |
singular |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0.2-0.47 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA003 |
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