FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 2/89
representative sample for IG-G-1 |
| fabric type |
IG-G-1
|
| sample taken |
September 1996, by Maria Trapichler, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
25/90A |
| registration code of object |
25A/90 |
| chronology of context |
Velia, phase B 3 (425-400 BCE) |
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Object
|
| ware |
Glazed Wares |
| object form |
Closed Vessel |
| object type |
thick walled |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
glazed shining black glaze |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
yellowish brown, granular; some fine to large white, reddish brown and black inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
10YR5/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.02-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, subrounded, subelongate, brownish black, 0.04-0.3 |
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calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish white, 0.04-0.08 |
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carbonate pseudomorphoses |
very frequent, well rounded, spherical, white, 0.04 |
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foraminifera |
rounded, spherical, white, 0.04 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0.04-0.2 |
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reddish inclusions |
frequent, subrounded, spherical, rust coloured, 0.08-0.28 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section, heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVG 14 |
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