FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 79/45 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-1
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Butrint / Buthrotum |
| registration code of object |
BK 4827 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Corinthian A type |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Archaic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| drawing |
|
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
light brown, granular; some fine to large reddish brown inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.12 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.02-0.6 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, very angular, very spherical, black, 0.04-0.08 |
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, very angular, spherical, rusty brown to dark brown, 0.04-0.12 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
very frequent, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0.04-0.12 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.08-1.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
A grob |
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