| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| fabric type |
HIM-OD-1
|
| fabric previously published as |
HIM-REG - OD - 1 |
| ware |
Opus Doliare |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, granular, some large dark brown and mid-sized white inclusions |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,02-1 |
| inclusions |
20%, length: 0,02-2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
|
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quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,3 |
|
mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,03 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0,06-0,6 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, subelongate, white, 0,03-0,15 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, brownish black, 0,03-0,06 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0,03-0,06 |
|
reddish inclusions |
frequent, angular, subspherical, light red, 1-2 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| vessel form type |
Pithos |
| surface description |
slipped
very pale brown, 10YR8/3 |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Himera
Necropolis Ovest |
| registration code of context |
W4314 |
| registration code of object |
W 4314 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section |
| analysis author |
Montana/Randazzo |
| sample taken |
September 29, 2009, by Stefano Vassallo, Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo |
| sample no |
M 111/23 |
| status of sample |
whole sample available |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
| sample number |
M 111/23 |
| inventory number |
W4314 |
| 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 |
low (3-10%) |
| size |
prevalent:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm)
common:
medium (0.2-0.5mm)
sporadic:
fine (0.1-0.2mm), coarse (0.5-2mm)
|
| roundness |
angular |
| sorting |
scarce-serial |
| maximum grain size |
1 |
| |
Mineral Inclusions
|
| prevalent |
Monocrystalline Quartz |
| common |
Polycrystalline Quartz, Muscovite |
| sporadic |
Orthoclase, Plagioclase |
| rare |
Accessory & Heavy Minerals (Iron oxides) |
| |
Rock Fragments
|
| sporadic |
Magmatic (plutonic) (Granitoid) |
| rare |
Sedimentary (Sandstone) |
| |
Other Compositional & Textural Features
|
| sporadic |
Microfossils, Micritic Clots |
| quartz grain prevailing roundness |
angular |
| |
Coating / Slipping
|
| thickness |
|
| conservation status |
|
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Texture
|
| homogenity |
moderately homogeneous patchy: common |
| optical activity |
inactive |
| color |
|
| degree of sintering |
well sintered |
| |
Porosity
|
| abundance of voids/pores |
low (<10%) |
| orientation |
partial |
| prevalent |
tiny (<0.01mm), small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm), irregular, cast |
| |
Composition
|
| clay composition |
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| |
Interpretation
|
| estimated firing temperature |
well fired |
| modelling of raw clay |
use of wheel |
| refinement of raw clay |
acceptable |
| refinement of temper |
sieved natural sand |
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