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VEL-CBM-2, M 8/7, scale bar 0.15mm
VEL-CBM-2, M 8/7, scale bar 0.3mm
VEL-CBM-2, M 8/7, 25x
VEL-CBM-2, M 8/7, 16x
VEL-CBM-2, M 8/7, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 8/7
representative sample for VEL-CBM-2 |
| fabric type |
VEL-CBM-2
|
| 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 |
620/91 |
| registration code of object |
620/91 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Ceramic Building Materials |
| object form |
Tile |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish red, irregular; many medium-sized to very large white inclusions, sporadic large to very large reddisch brown particles |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.25 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.04-1.2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, yellowish brown, 0.4-0.8 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, dark grey, 0.08-0.25 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04 |
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear;white, 0.25-1 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.08-1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVZ01 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 8/7 |
| name of author |
Roman Sauer |
| institution of author |
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Archaeometry |
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