FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/14
representative sample for COR-A-4 |
| fabric type |
COR-A-4
|
| supposed site of production |
Corinth / Korinthos |
| sample taken |
November 1993, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Theater, trench 1/93 |
| registration code of context |
196/93 |
| registration code of object |
196/93-2 |
| chronology of context |
Theatre-theatron-phase |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Corinthian A' |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, granular; some middle-sized to large white, reddish brown and dark brown inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/3 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.2 |
| inclusions |
9%, length: 1.4 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, white, 0.2-3 |
|
grey inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.04-1.5 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical - elongate, reddish brown, 0.08-6 |
| | 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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