MOT-A-1

MOT-A-1, M 179/8, scale bar 0.5mm

MOT-A-1, M 179/8, 25x

MOT-A-1, M 179/8, 16x

MOT-A-1, M 179/8, 8x

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample no	M 179/8 representative sample for MOT-A-1
fabric type	MOT-A-1
supposed site of production	Mozia / Motya
sample taken	May 2013, by Babette Bechtold, Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA Trapani
	Context Data
site of discovery	Himera Necropoli E, Lo Monaco
interpretation of context	funerary
registration code of context	L180
registration code of object	L180
chronology of context	600-480 BCE
	Object
ware	Transport Amphorae
object form	Amphora
chronology of object	600-480 BC
fragmentation	wall
publication	Bechtold and Vassallo 2018, 116, cat. 64.

	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	colour brown, core greyish brown, texture coarse, numerous small to large inclusions: yellowish white, grey, voids
colour of fresh break	weak red 5 R 4/2, core dark reddish grey 5 R 4/1
texture of fresh break	granular
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	12.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-0.8
inclusions	17.4%, length: <0.04-2.4
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	singular, well rounded, subspherical, black, 1.2
calciumcarbonate	very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, white, yellowish white, <0.04-1.1
carbonate pseudomorphoses	very frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, yellowish white, 0.04-2.4
mica	infrequent, spherical, white, <0.04-0.04
quartz	frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, grey, white, clear, 0.04-1.0
reddish inclusions	infrequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, orange, 0.06-0.2

applied method for sample analysis	thin section, chemical analysis
analysis author	Giuseppe Montana
publication (of analysis)	Montana et al. 2006: group IV.

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 179/8
inventory number	Necropolis East, Lo Monaco L 180
name of author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
institution of author	Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM) - University of Palermo
contact information of author	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unipa.it
	Temper Grains
	Microstructure
areal distribution	moderately homogeneous
packing (% area)	high (20-30%)
size/granulometry (mm)	prevalent: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
maximum grain size (mm)	0.9
sorting	scarce-serial
roundness	sub-rounded
	Composition
minerals	prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz common: Polycrystalline Quartz sporadic: Orthoclase (alteration), Plagioclase rare: Muscovite
rock fragments	common: Sedimentary (Sandstone, Chert)
other compositional/textural features	common: Microfossils (Radiolarions, Bivalves), Micritic Clots
quartz grains	sub-rounded
	Groundmass
	Texture
texture	moderately homogeneous patchy: rare
optical activity	inactive
color (plane polarized light)	brownish
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
voids/pores abundance (area)	medium (10-30%)
voids/pores size	prevalent: medium (0.1-1mm)
voids/pores orientation	full
voids/pores shape	prevalent: vesicular, cast
	Newly Formed Phases
newly formed phases	frequent: secondary calcite
	Clay Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
	Interpretation
firing temperature	well fired
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper/clasts	sieved natural sand
modelling technique/fabrication	use of wheel

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Distribution of fabric type
“MOT-A-1”

Himera Pantelleria Selinunte / Selinus Selinunte / Selinus Himera Himera Himera Himera Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya Mozia / Motya

production discovery

Representative sample for
“MOT-A-1”

M 179/8

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“MOT-A-1”.

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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)

Temper Grains

Microstructure

Composition

Groundmass

Texture

Porosity

Newly Formed Phases

Clay Composition

Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation

Interpretation

Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)

Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)