FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/87
representative sample for PAE-C-1 |
| fabric type |
PAE-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 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 |
| registration code of context |
3046/93 |
| registration code of object |
3046/93 |
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Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse exterior: traces of white slip |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, irregular; fine quartz particles, some mid sized reddish brown and dark gray inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12-1.4 |
| inclusions |
15%, length: 0.02-0.5 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2-0.28 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.04-0.12 |
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grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, dark grey, 0.12-0.5 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.12-0.32 |
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reddish inclusions |
singular, angular, subelongate, dark red, 0.4 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, rusty brown, 0.32-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK02b |
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