FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 79/55 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-7
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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 5206 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
base |
| drawing |
|
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
very pale brown and reddish brown marbled , irregular; many mid-sized black inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR7/4, concentric circles: 5YR5/6, yellowish red |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.16 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.02-0.6 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.04-0.4 |
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown;rusty brown, 0.08-1.2 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.08 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.08-0.24 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
E 1 |
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