FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/50 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-2
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| fabric previously published as |
A 19 |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
62A/90 |
| registration code of object |
62a/90-3 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
MGS I |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 15cm (rim) |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Gassner 2003, cat. no. IIb.81 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pale yellow, granular; some white and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.8 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.12-1.2 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, dark brown, 0.04-0.24 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical, orange, 0.04-0.12 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.04-0.3 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, subelongate, white; clear, 0.12-1.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA009a |
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