MOT-A-2

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample no	M 179/40
fabric type	MOT-A-2
supposed site of production	Mozia / Motya
sample taken	May 2013, by Babette Bechtold, Soprintendenza BB.CC.AA Trapani
	Context Data
site of discovery	Himera Necropoli W
interpretation of context	funerary
registration code of context	W8434
registration code of object	W8434
chronology of context	430-409 BCE
	Object
ware	Transport Amphorae
object form	Amphora
object type	Ramon T-1.4.5.1
chronology of object	Punic-Middle Punic 430-409 BC
fragmentation	rim - handle - body
dimensions	diameter: 11cm (rim)
drawing
photo
publication	Bechtold and Vassallo 2018, 114, cat. 57.

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

	Visual Examination of Fresh Break
visual examination of fresh break	colour brownish grey, peripheral area red, texture coarse, numerous small to large inclusions: yellowish white, white, red, mica, voids
colour of fresh break	weak red 10 R 4/3, red 10 R 5/8
texture of fresh break	granular
hardness	hard
	Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope (all lengths in mm)
porosity	12.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-14.4 (vughy), 4.8 (channel)
inclusions	25%, length: <0.04-1.2
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions (all lengths in mm)
black inclusions	infrequent, rounded, spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.2
calciumcarbonate	very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, <0.04-0.3
carbonate pseudomorphoses	very frequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical - subspherical, yellowish white, 0.04-1.2
mica	infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.06
quartz	very frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, grey, clear, white, 0.04-0.64
reddish inclusions	singular, rounded, very spherical, reddish brown;reddish brown, 0.06-0.32

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

applied method for sample analysis	thin section, chemical analysis
analysis author	Giuseppe Montana
publication (of analysis)	Montana and Randazzo 2018, 70, tab. 4.

object data

fabric description

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 179/40
inventory number	Necropolis West, W 8434
name of author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
institution of author	Department of Earth and Marine Sciences (DiSTeM) - University of Palermo
contact information of author	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unipa.it
	Temper Grains
	Microstructure
areal distribution	moderately homogeneous
packing (% area)	very high (>30%)
size/granulometry (mm)	prevalent: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), coarse (0.5-2mm)
maximum grain size (mm)	0.8
sorting	scarce-serial
roundness	sub-angular
	Composition
minerals	prevalent: Monocrystalline Quartz common: Polycrystalline Quartz sporadic: Orthoclase rare: Plagioclase, Muscovite
rock fragments	common: Sedimentary (Sandstone)
other compositional/textural features	common: Micritic Clots sporadic: Microfossils
quartz grains	sub-angular
	Groundmass
	Texture
texture	moderately homogeneous
optical activity	inactive
color (plane polarized light)	brownish-black
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
voids/pores abundance (area)	medium (10-30%)
voids/pores size	prevalent: medium (0.1-1mm)
voids/pores orientation	full
voids/pores shape	prevalent: channels
	Newly Formed Phases
newly formed phases	common: secondary calcite
	Clay Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Estimations from Microscopy/Interpretation
	Interpretation
firing temperature	well fired
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper/clasts	sieved natural sand
modelling technique/fabrication	use of wheel