FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/99 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
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 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
MGS II (A) |
| 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 |
brown, fine; many fine white elongated inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12-0.24 |
| inclusions |
7%, length: 0.2-0.4 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
foraminifera |
very frequent, rounded, spherical, white to yellowish white, 0.2-0.32 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, subelongate |
|
mica |
singular |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.2-0.4 |
| | 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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