FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 93/5 |
| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-7
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| supposed site of production |
Ionic-Adriatic region |
| sample taken |
by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Apollonia |
| registration code of object |
AP-A 3/13a/05 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Graeco-Italic amphora |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
rim - handle - body |
| surface description |
slipped exterior: slipped: white, 10YR8/2, interior: reddish yellow, 5YR6/6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow with pale brown lines, granular; some large reddish brown , some fine white particles |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6-10YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.125-0.75 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.025-1.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, subangular, very spherical, brownish black, 0.125-0.5 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, subspherical;spherical, white, 0.125-0.25 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.125-0.25 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.125-0.25 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, subspherical, light red, 0.25-1.5 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, subangular, subspherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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