BNAP-A-3

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	BNAP-A-3
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Bay of Naples
visual excamination of fresh break	light reddish brown; many dark and white inclusions of medium size
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	7.5 YR 7/4 - 6/6
texture of freshly broken surface	irregular
hardness	hard
porosity	7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.5
inclusions	20%, length: 0.025-0.875
sorting	unsorted
	Inclusions
quartz	frequent, subangular, subspherical, white, 0.025-0.75
mica	infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125
carbonate pseudomorphoses	frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125
reddish inclusions	frequent, subrounded, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.5
black inclusions	frequent, very angular, subspherical, black, 0.05-0.875
more inclusions1	frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.375
more inclusions2	singular, very angular, subspherical, light green, 0.025-0.125

vessel form type	Amphora Sourisseau 4
fragmentation	rim
dimensions	diameter: 12cm (rim)
chronology of object	Greek-Classic End of the 5th - beginning of the 4th c. B.C.
publication	Gassner and Scoppetta 2014, cat. 14, pl. 2; pl. 3c
drawing
	Context Data
site of discovery	Naples Piazza Nicola Amore
registration code of context	US 1826

applied method for sample analysis	thin section and heavy mineral analysis
analysis author	Roman Sauer
petrographic mineralogical type	PG-C1
sample taken	by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
sample no	M 137/3 representative sample for BNAP-A-3

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Distribution of fabric type
“BNAP-A-3”

Naples Bay of Naples

production sampling

Representative sample for
“BNAP-A-3”

M 137/3

Fabrics of Western Greek Amphorae from Campania and from the Bay of Naples: Introduction In the last decennium our knowledge of the pottery production in the Bay of Naples has increased significantly and this is also valid for the production of transport amphorae. Of particular importance is the monographic study of Hellenistic amphorae from Ischia and from a series of shipwrecks ?

Pottery Production in the Bay of Naples ? Problems, History of Research and Current Strategies: For more than a thousand years the Bay of Naples was not only one of the most important and dynamic areas of the antique Mediterranean, but also a region well known for its production of pottery?

Dinamiche e traffici commerciali nella città e nel territorio di Hipponion/Vibo Valentia tra VI-III sec. a.C. attraverso lo studio delle anfore: Nell?ambito dell?VIII edizione FACEM, il presente contributo si propone di presentare i dati preliminari relativi alle produzioni locali/regionali ed all?importazione di anfore provenienti dalla città e dal territorio di Hipponion - Vibo Valentia nel periodo compreso tra il VI e il III sec. a.C. Uno studio completo sulle produzioni anforiche per questo territorio, allo stato attuale, non è stato affrontato ancora in modo del tutto esaustivo, tuttavia l?analisi preliminare dei materiali relativi soltanto ad alcune aree campioni studiate, permette di affermare che la città di Hipponion - Vibo Valentia si presenta assai vitale e ben inserita nei traffici commerciali, pur nel lungo periodo esaminato.

Inclusions

Context Data