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VEL-C-1, M 3/10, scale bar 0.15mm
VEL-C-1, M 3/10, scale bar 0.3mm
VEL-C-1, M 3/10, 25x
VEL-C-1, M 3/10, 16x
VEL-C-1, M 3/10, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 3/10
representative sample for VEL-C-1 |
| fabric type |
VEL-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
October 1991, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
25/90 |
| registration code of object |
25/90-33 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse 5YR6/6 |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 223 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, fine; many fine to mid-sized white, red and dark inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
3%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.08-0.8 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
moderately sorted sand |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, grey, 0.04-0.6 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.04-0.5 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0.25-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| publication (of analysis) |
Gassner et al. 2014, 238-39 |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK01d |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 3/10 |
| name of author |
Roman Sauer |
| institution of author |
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Archaeometry |
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