ION-ADR-A-8

ION-ADR-A-8, M 93/26, 25x

ION-ADR-A-8, M 93/26, 16x

ION-ADR-A-8, M 93/26, 8x

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

sample no	M 93/26
fabric type	ION-ADR-A-8
supposed site of production	Ionic-Adriatic region
sample taken	2007, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
	Context Data
site of discovery	Apollonia
registration code of context	2/34/2005
registration code of object	AP-A-2/34/2005
	Object
ware	Transport Amphorae
object form	Amphora
object type	Graeco-Italic amphora
chronology of object	Greek-Hellenistic
surface description	slipped exterior: verry pale brown, 10YR7/3

	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	pink and reddish yellow marbled, granular
colour of fresh break	7.5YR7/3, 7.5YR6/6
texture of fresh break	granular
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.25
inclusions	7.5%, length: 0.02-3
sorting	unsorted
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, brownish black, 0.08-0.75
carbonate pseudomorphoses	infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.08-0.25
mica	frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.08
quartz	infrequent, angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.05-0.12
reddish inclusions	frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.05-3

applied method for sample analysis	thin section
analysis author	Roman Sauer

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Distribution of fabric type
“ION-ADR-A-8”

Apollonia Butrint / Buthrotum Apollonia Apollonia Apollonia Apollonia Apollonia

production discovery

Representative sample for
“ION-ADR-A-8”

M 93/22

There are 6 more samples assigned to fabric type
“ION-ADR-A-8”.

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Context Data

Object

Visual Examination of Fresh Break

Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)

Inclusions (all lengths in mm)

Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)

Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)