| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
fabric type |
PAN-A-1
|
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
visual excamination of fresh break |
red, granular; some fine white and dark inclusions |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
2.5YR5/6 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
granular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.6 |
inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.02-0.6 |
sorting |
unsorted |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.09-0.3 |
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white; dark, 0.03-0.15 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.03-0.3 |
red iron oxide concretions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.06-0.15 |
grey inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, dark grey |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
vessel form type |
Amphora Punic amphora, Ramon T-1.4.2.1 |
fragmentation |
body |
surface description |
slipped exterior: light brown slip, 7.5YR6/4; interior: light red, 2.5YR6/6 |
|
Context Data
|
site of discovery |
Palermo / Panormos Caserma Tukory, tomb 102, no. 27 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
sample taken |
September 2009, by Francesca Spatafora, Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo |
sample no |
M 107/2 |
status of sample |
whole sample available |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
sample number |
M 107/2 |
inventory number |
Caserma Tukory, tba. 102, rep. 27 |
analysis author |
Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo |
email |
giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unical.it; |
institution |
University of Palermo - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM); University of Calabria Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra (DiBEST):
|
|
Inclusions Microstructure
|
distribution |
moderately homogeneous |
packing |
medium (10-20%) |
size |
prevalent:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
|
roundness |
angular |
sorting |
good |
maximum grain size |
0.3 mm |
|
Mineral Inclusions
|
prevalent |
Monocrystalline Quartz |
sporadic |
Polycrystalline Quartz, Muscovite |
rare |
Orthoclase, Plagioclase |
|
Rock Fragments
|
common |
Sedimentary (Sandstone) |
|
Newly Formed Phases
|
frequent |
secondary calcite |
|
Other Compositional & Textural Features
|
common |
Micritic Clots |
sporadic |
Microfossils (Benthic Foraminifera) |
quartz grain prevailing roundness |
angular |
|
Coating / Slipping
|
thickness |
|
conservation status |
|
|
Texture
|
homogenity |
moderately homogeneous patchy: rare |
optical activity |
inactive |
color |
reddish |
degree of sintering |
partly sintered |
|
Porosity
|
abundance of voids/pores |
medium (10-30%) |
orientation |
none |
prevalent |
medium (0.1-1mm) |
frequent |
cast, channels |
|
Composition
|
clay composition |
ca-rich |
|
Interpretation
|
estimated firing temperature |
low fired |
modelling of raw clay |
use of wheel |
refinement of raw clay |
acceptable |
refinement of temper |
sieved natural sand |
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