| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
fabric type |
LOC-A-1
|
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production |
Locri |
certainty of arguments |
archaeological: certain |
porosity |
3%; void form: channel; void length: 0,08-0,4 |
inclusions |
3,5%, length: 0,2-0,6 |
sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
infrequent, rounded, subelongate, white, 0.6 |
reddish inclusions |
singular, rounded, elongate, light red, 0,28 |
black inclusions |
singular, angular, spherical, black |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
vessel form type |
Amphora MGS III, misfired specimen |
fragmentation |
fragmentation not specified |
surface description |
coarse |
|
Context Data
|
site of discovery |
Locri Hellenistic amphorae kiln |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
sample taken |
July 1995, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
sample no |
M 59/2 representative sample for LOC-A-1 |
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