FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 10/23 |
| fabric type |
PAE-A-3
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| supposed site of production |
Velia / Elea |
| sample taken |
June 28, 1989, by Hannah Liko, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Insula II, room 10, ditch for the foundation |
| registration code of context |
210/89 |
| registration code of object |
210/89-12 |
| chronology of context |
residual in Roman context |
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Object
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| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| object form |
Amphora |
| object type |
Western Greek amphora, Gassner's rim 3 |
| chronology of object |
Greek-Classic |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| surface description |
slipped brown |
| drawing |
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| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
red, granular; numerous white, brown and black inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
2.5YR6/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
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| porosity |
2%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.36 |
| inclusions |
5%, length: 0.28-1.6 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
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Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
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|
black inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, black |
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calciumcarbonate |
singular, rounded, subelongate, greyish white, 1.6 |
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quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical, clear;white, 0.4-1 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, red, 0.28 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
a |
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