AKR-CBM-1

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AKR-CBM-1, M 210/1, scale bar 0.2mm

AKR-CBM-1, M 210/1, scale bar 0.5mm

AKR-CBM-1, M 210/1, 25x

AKR-CBM-1, M 210/1, 16x

AKR-CBM-1, M 210/1, 8x

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample no	M 210/1 representative sample for AKR-CBM-1
fabric type	AKR-CBM-1
supposed site of production	Agrigento / Akragas
sample taken	May 2018, by Babette Bechtold, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
	Context Data
site of discovery	Agrigento / Akragas Area a Sud del Tempio di Zeus
interpretation of context	sacred
registration code of context	AG13/183
registration code of object	AG13/183
chronology of context	late 5th-4th c. BCE
	Object
ware	Ceramic Building Materials
object form	Tile
object type	Solen
chronology of object	Greek 4th c. BC
fragmentation	rim
surface description	pale brown 2.5 Y 8/3

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 210/1
inventory number	AG13/183
name of author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
institution of author	Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM) - University of Palermo
contact information of author	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unipa.it
	Temper Grains
	Microstructure
areal distribution	homogeneous
packing (% area)	medium (10-20%)
size/granulometry (mm)	prevalent: very fine (0.04-0.1mm) common: fine (0.1-0.2mm) rare: medium (0.2-0.5mm)
maximum grain size (mm)	0.3
sorting	good
roundness	angular
	Composition
minerals	prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz common: Polycrystalline Quartz rare: Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Muscovite, Accessory & Heavy Minerals (Glauconite)
other compositional/textural features	common: Microfossils, Micritic Clots
quartz grains	angular
	Groundmass
	Texture
texture	not homogeneous (patchy) patchy: frequent
optical activity	inactive
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
voids/pores abundance (area)	low (<10%)
voids/pores size	prevalent: small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm)
voids/pores orientation	none
voids/pores shape	prevalent: irregular, rounded, cast
	Newly Formed Phases
newly formed phases	common: secondary calcite
	Clay Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
	Interpretation
firing temperature	well fired
refinement of raw clay	bad
refinement of temper/clasts	sieved natural sand
modelling technique/fabrication	use of wheel

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Distribution of fabric type
“AKR-CBM-1”

Agrigento / Akragas Agrigento / Akragas Agrigento / Akragas Agrigento / Akragas

production discovery

Representative sample for
“AKR-CBM-1”

There are 1 more sample assigned to fabric type
“AKR-CBM-1”.

First observations on western Greek amphorae produced at Akragas: Introduction\r\nThe colony of Akragas has been founded by nearby Gela ca. 580 B.C.E. in the central part of Sicilys southern coast, most probably with the additional support of people from Rhodes and Crete. Agrigento counts among the not very numerous western Greek cities expressively mentioned by several ancient authors because of their notable wine yards.

Fabrics of Akragas: IntroductionStarting from the petrographical and chemical analysis of 21 samples of western Greek amphorae, 17 samples of coarse wares and ceramic building materials and seven samples of raw materials, four local ceramic fabrics have been identified: one of transport amphorae (AKR-A-1), two of coarse wares (AKR-C-1 and AKR-C-2) and one of ceramic building materials (AKR-CBM-1).