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Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
VEL-G-4, M 2/85, scale bar 0.3mm
VEL-G-4, M 2/85, 40x
VEL-G-4, M 2/85, 25x
VEL-G-4, M 2/85, 16x
VEL-G-4, M 2/85, 8x
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample no |
M 2/85
representative sample for VEL-G-4 |
| fabric type |
VEL-G-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
22/90 |
| registration code of object |
22/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 2 (450-425 BCE) |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
glazed dull black glaze |
| publication |
Gassner et al. 2014, 203 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
brown, granular; some white and black inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR5/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.24 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0.04 |
|
brown inclusions |
singular, very angular, elongate, light brown, 1 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, subspherical, clear; white, 0.04-0.32 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical, rust coloured, 0.04-0.28 |
| | 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, 219 |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG02 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 2/85 |
| name of author |
Roman Sauer |
| institution of author |
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Department of Archaeometry |
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