FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 79/15 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-2
|
| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Butrint / Buthrotum |
| registration code of object |
BK 9140 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Corinthian B type |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light gray, granular; some reddish yellow and few white inclusions, some mica |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR7/2 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.28 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.02-0.48 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, black, 0.04-0.08 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
very frequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish brown, 0.04-0.08 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, very angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.28-0.35 |
|
reddish inclusions |
very frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.08-0.48 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
A 1 |
Cite this page as: FACEM - http://facem.at/m-79-15