FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/114
representative sample for PAE-G-8 |
| fabric type |
PAE-G-8
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| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 1998, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
25/90 |
| registration code of object |
25/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 3 (425-400 BCE) |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Skyphos |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
base |
| surface description |
glazed red to dark gray glaze, 2.5YR 4/6 to 5YR3/1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish red, granular; some fine to large dark gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.5 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.02-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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grey inclusions |
frequent, subangular, spherical - subelongate, grey, 0.04-1.5 |
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mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.04-0.16 |
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red iron oxide concretions |
frequent, angular, spherical, reddish brown, 0.04-0.8 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG 07b |
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