FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/4 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
November 1993, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
25A/90 |
| registration code of object |
25/90-45a |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, Gassner's rim 3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular, fine white and gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR7/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
3%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.4 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.12-0.6 |
| sorting |
bimodal: well sorted sand in well sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, dark grey, 0.4-0.8 |
|
mica |
infrequent |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.12-0.6 |
|
reddish inclusions |
0.2-0.6 |
| | 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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