FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/84
representative sample for COR-C-1 |
| fabric type |
COR-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Corinth / Korinthos |
| sample taken |
July 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Late Archaic mudbrick houses beneath Insula II, trench 10-2/88 |
| registration code of context |
28/88 |
| registration code of object |
28/88-5 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Mortar |
| object type |
cf. Gassner 2003, "Mortarium mit Hängelippe" |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
base |
| dimensions |
diameter: 18cm (base) |
| surface description |
coarse interior: sand covered |
| publication |
Gassner 2003, cat. no. IIa.190, pl. 23 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, smooth; numerous large gray inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
smooth |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: channel; void length: 0.08-1.6 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0.02-1 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
grey inclusions |
very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, dark grey, 0.28-1 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, subelongate, grey, 0.08-1.5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, rust coloured, 0.2-0.32 |
|
white inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white with brown rim, 0.25 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK08 |
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