| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| fabric type |
CAMP-A-3
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production |
Campania |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; numerous fine white inclusions, some medium-sized to large brown and black particles |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.375 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.025-0.5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
frequent, subrounded, subspherical, clear; gray, 0.025-0.5 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.25 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.5 |
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular - subrounded, subspherical, black, 0.05-0.375 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| vessel form type |
Amphora
Greco-Italic amphora, Gassner rim type 12 |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| dimensions |
diameter: 13cm (rim) |
| surface description |
slipped
very pale brown, 10YR8/3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Hellenistic
Second third of the 3rd c. B.C. |
| drawing |
 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia
Fortifications, wall B, trench 2/99 |
| registration code of context |
209/2/99 |
| registration code of object |
209/2/99-637 |
| chronology of context |
Velia phase D2 (275-250) |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
PG-C6 |
| sample taken |
July 2003, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| sample no |
M 10/41
 representative sample for CAMP-A-3 |
| status of sample |
whole sample available |
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