FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 65/3 |
| fabric type |
CAL-A-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Calabria |
| sample taken |
July 1995, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Caulonia / Kaulonia |
| registration code of object |
KL 84/ QV 672-17-37 |
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Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, Gassner's rim 2 |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, granular; large light red and white inclusions, few dark inclusions, quartz particles, less mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
3%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.2-2.8 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.2-1.6 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
singular, angular, spherical, black |
|
foraminifera |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.4 |
|
mica |
infrequent |
|
quartz |
riddled with, rounded, subelongate, white, 0.4-1.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RCAUA1a |
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