FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 8/47 |
| fabric type |
VEL-CBM-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, room 11, trench 6/92, level 4 |
| registration code of context |
6002/92 |
| registration code of object |
6002/92-36 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile (cross tile) |
| fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
| surface description |
wiped |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow and dark reddish grey, hackly; numerous fine to very large white particles, some large dark grey inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
very hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12-4 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.04-3.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical, brown, 0.4-2.4 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, angular, elongate, dark grey, 0.24-3.2 |
|
mica |
frequent |
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quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.12-2.4 |
|
reddish inclusions |
inrrequent, rounded, subelongate, dark red, 0.12-1.6 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, elongate, white, 0.2-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVZ01 |
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