FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/86
representative sample for EAST-AEG-A-3 |
| fabric type |
EAST-AEG-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
East Aegean region |
| fabric previously published as |
A 37 |
| sample taken |
July 1994, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/89 |
| registration code of context |
50/89 |
| registration code of object |
50/89-12 |
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Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Samian type |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| publication |
Gassner 2005, fig. 2 ("there erroneously published as 50/98-12") |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish red, core: dark gray; few medium-sized white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/6, core: 10YR4/1 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.8 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.2-0.8 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.04-0.25 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, yellowish white, 0.08-0.3 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04 |
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quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.2-0.6 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0.2-0.3 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA007B |
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