FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 79/48 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-5
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Butrint / Buthrotum |
| registration code of object |
BK 5654 |
| |
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 |
lighr brown, hard, granular; a bit mica |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR6/4, light yellowish brown |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: channel; void length: 0.12-0.24 |
| inclusions |
2.5%, length: 0.02-0.4 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, very angular, spherical, rusty brown;rusty brown, 0.08-3 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.08-0.24 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.08-0.8 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, very angular, subspherical, dark grey, 0.08-0.16 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, very angular, spherical, clear, 0.08-0.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, rust coloured, 0.08-0.24 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
D 2 |
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