FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/118
representative sample for COR-A-3 |
| fabric type |
COR-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
Corinth / Korinthos |
| sample taken |
July 1997, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad |
| registration code of context |
27/90 |
| registration code of object |
27/90-53 |
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Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
type Corinthian A' |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; numerous fine white inclusions, sporadic very large white and dark brown angular inclusions, some medium-sized to large dark gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.84 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0.04-4 |
| sorting |
bimodal: well sorted sand in well sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, subangular, spherical - subelongate, rusty brown, 0.2-1.6 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
very frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.12-0.6 |
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grey inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, dark grey, 0.04-0.44 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0.08-0.48 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - elongate, light red, 0.2-2.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA04C |
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