FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/78 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-3
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| 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 Crossroad, trench 1/89 |
| registration code of context |
79/89 |
| registration code of object |
79/89-125 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, toe |
| 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 |
red, granular; numerous fine white inclusions, some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR5/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.3 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.08-0.4 |
| sorting |
poorly sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black |
|
foraminifera |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2 |
|
mica |
frequent |
|
quartz |
riddled with, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.08-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
singular, rounded, spherical, red, 0.2 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA003a |
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