FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 6/113
representative sample for EAST-AEG-A-4 |
| fabric type |
EAST-AEG-A-4
|
| supposed site of production |
East Aegean region |
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Theatre |
| registration code of object |
112/95 - 3 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Milesian? |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
coarse |
| drawing |
|
| publication |
Gassner 2005, fig. 1 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular; some medium-sized white and dark inclusions, micacious |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR6/6 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
4%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.04-0.6 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish white, 0.12-0.44 |
|
grey inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, grey, 0.4-0.6 |
|
mica |
very frequent |
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.04-0.4 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVA007E |
Cite this page as: FACEM - http://facem.at/east-aeg-a-4