VEL-CBM-1

VEL-CBM-1, M 8/10, scale bar 0.3mm

VEL-CBM-1, M 8/10, 25x

VEL-CBM-1, M 8/10, 16x

VEL-CBM-1, M 8/10, 8x

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample no	M 8/10 representative sample for VEL-CBM-1
fabric type	VEL-CBM-1
supposed site of production	Velia / Elea
sample taken	November 1993, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
	Context Data
site of discovery	Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II
registration code of context	5/92
registration code of object	5/92
	Object
ware	Ceramic Building Materials
object form	Tile
fragmentation	fragmentation not specified
surface description	wiped

	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	light red, irregular; small to very large white particles, sporadic red and dark inclusions
colour of fresh break	2.5YR6/8
texture of fresh break	irregular
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.5
inclusions	20%, length: 0.04-2.5
sorting	unsorted
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	infrequent, angular, spherical, black
grey inclusions	infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, grey, 0.2-0.6
mica	infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04
quartz	very frequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, clear; white, 0.04-2.5
red iron oxide concretions	infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0.4-1
white inclusions	infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0.4-0.6

applied method for sample analysis	thin section and heavy mineral analysis
analysis author	Roman Sauer
petrographic mineralogical type	RVZ01A

sample number	M 8/10
name of author	Roman Sauer
institution of author	University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Archaeometry

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Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-CBM-1”

Velia / Elea Velia / Elea Velia / Elea Velia / Elea

production discovery

Representative sample for
“VEL-CBM-1”

M 8/10

There are 1 more sample assigned to fabric type
“VEL-CBM-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)

Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)

Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)