VEL-A-1

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	VEL-A-1
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Velia
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: certain
visual excamination of fresh break	light red, granular; some fine to large white, dark brown and gray inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	2.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.12-0.6
inclusions	3%, length: 0.48-3.6
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions
quartz	frequent, angular, subelongate, clear; white, 0.48
red iron oxide concretions	infrequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0.8-3.6
reddish inclusions	infrequent, angular, subelongate, light red, 1.4

vessel form type	Amphora MGS II-B
fragmentation	rim
dimensions	diameter: 14.2cm (rim)
surface description	slipped reddish yellow, 5YR6/6
chronology of object	Greek-Classic
publication	Gassner et al. 2014, 240
	Context Data
site of discovery	Velia Insula II, room 10, ditch for the foundation
registration code of context	245/91
registration code of object	245/91-5
chronology of context	Roman context

applied method for sample analysis	thin section and heavy mineral analysis
analysis author	Roman Sauer
publication (of analysis)	Gassner et al. 2014, 248-51
petrographic mineralogical type	RVA001a
sample taken	September 9, 1991, by Hannah Liko, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
sample no	M 10/10
status of sample	whole sample available

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Distribution of fabric type
“VEL-A-1”

Velia Velia Velia Velia

production sampling

Representative sample for
“VEL-A-1”

M 6/55

There are 1 more sample assigned to fabric type
“VEL-A-1”.

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Inclusions

Context Data