BNAP-A-8

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

fabric type	BNAP-A-8
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Bay of Naples
visual excamination of fresh break	reddish yellow, core: dark gray, granular; numerous fine to medium-sized white particles, some medium-sized to large dark brown inclusions, mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	5YR6/8, core: 7.5YR 4/0
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	7.5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0.025-0.5
inclusions	20%, length: 0.025-0.875
sorting	unsorted
	Inclusions
quartz	frequent, angular, subspherical, white, 0.025-0.875
mica	infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.25
calciumcarbonate	frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.625
carbonate pseudomorphoses	infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.05
reddish inclusions	infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, rust coloured, 0.025-0.5
black inclusions	frequent, very angular, subelongate - subspherical, black, 0.025-0.5
more inclusions2	infrequent, very angular, subelongate - subspherical, light green, 0.025-0.375

vessel form type	Amphora Greco-Italic amphora, Gassner rim type 10
fragmentation	rim
surface description	coarse pink, 7.5YR7/4
chronology of object	Greek-Hellenistic First quarter of the 2nd c. B.C.
drawing
	Context Data
site of discovery	Velia Fortifications, wall B, trench 5/98, unit of stratification 525/98
registration code of context	525/4/98
registration code of object	525/4/98-124
chronology of context	Velia phase E (225-150)

applied method for sample analysis	thin section and heavy mineral analysis
analysis author	Roman Sauer
petrographic mineralogical type	PG-C2a
sample taken	July 2003, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University
sample no	M 10/34

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Distribution of fabric type
“BNAP-A-8”

Velia Velia Bay of Naples Bay of Naples

production sampling

Representative sample for
“BNAP-A-8”

M 10/8

There are 1 more sample assigned to fabric type
“BNAP-A-8”.

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Inclusions

Context Data