FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/21
representative sample for ATH-G-3 |
| fabric type |
ATH-G-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Athens |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II |
| registration code of context |
19/87 |
| registration code of object |
19/87-2 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Bowl |
| object type |
plain rim |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 18cm (rim) |
| surface description |
glazed shining dark gray glaze, 2.5YN3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pale brown, fine; no visible inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR6/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
fine |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.08-0.24 |
| inclusions |
1%, length: 0.01-0.1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical, black, 0.02-0.1 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, well rounded, spherical, yellowish white, 0.02-0.16 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.01-0.02 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.01-0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.08 |
|
reddish inclusions |
very frequent, angular, spherical - elongate, orange, 0.01-0.05 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG 11 |
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