FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 93/6 |
| 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 |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Apollonia |
| registration code of object |
AP-A 91/03 |
| |
Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Graeco-Italic amphora, MGS V |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic |
| fragmentation |
rim - handle - body |
| surface description |
slipped exterior: slipped: very pale brown, 10YR8/3, interior: reddish yellow, 5YR6/6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish red with very fine white cords, many white inclusions, large red and black particles |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
5%; void form: channel;vughy; void length: 0.05-0.75 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.025-1.5 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, subangular, spherical, brownish black, 0.07-1.5 |
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calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.125-0.25 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.07-0.25 |
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mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.125 |
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quartz |
frequent, very angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.125-0.25 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, subangular, spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.25-0.5 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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