FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/37 |
| fabric type |
NW-LUC-A-2
|
| supposed site of production |
North Western Lucania |
| 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, trench 3/91 |
| registration code of context |
312/91 |
| registration code of object |
312/91-7 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek |
| 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 |
reddish yellow; fine red and white inclusions, medium-sized white inclusions, quartz, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
15%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.4 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.08-1.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, rounded, spherical, black |
|
calciumcarbonate |
singular, 0.12-1.2 |
|
mica |
singular |
|
quartz |
riddled with, angular, spherical, white; clear, 0.08-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0.2-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA002b |
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