FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/34 |
| fabric type |
COR-A-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Corinth / Korinthos |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, trench 1/88 |
| registration code of context |
2/88 |
| registration code of object |
2/88- |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
fragment body |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
very pale brown, subconchoidal; large red and black inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR7/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
subconchoidal |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: channel; void length: 0.2-2 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.12-5.2 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, very angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0.08-1.5 |
|
brown inclusions |
very frequent, very angular, spherical - subelongate, rusty brown, 0.2-3 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, 0.6-1.8 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.2-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA04a |
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